It All Felt Impossible

Book Review

It All Felt Impossible

By Tom McAllister

A man takes annual stock of his life in this unique collection.

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    Family & Other Calamities

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    A wry, widowed journalist returns home to right some wrongs.

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    10 books worth giving — and getting — this season.

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