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This Book Made Me

In his novel The Strange One, which I read as a teenager, Fred Bodsworth wove together the stories of a naturalist and a barnacle goose. Alternating point-of-view novels have fascinated me ever since, both reading them and writing them.

This Book Made Me

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In his novel The Strange One, which I read as a teenager, Fred Bodsworth wove together the stories of a naturalist and a barnacle goose.

Alternating point-of-view novels have fascinated me ever since, both reading them and writing them.

I like to think this has improved the quality of my interactions with others.

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In his novel The Strange One, which I read as a teenager, Fred Bodsworth wove together the stories of a naturalist and a barnacle goose. Alternating point-of-view novels have fascinated me ever since, both reading them and writing them. I like to think this has improved the quality of my interactions with others.

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