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The Nephew

(1961)
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This is the story of a search from one Memorial Day to the next in a small Midwestern town. The search is conducted by Alma Mason, a retired schoolteacher, who collects information from her friends and neighbors about her nephew, Cliff, believed dead in Korea. The revelations however, move far beyond the simple story of a missing soldier, for they betray the confused dreams and frustrations of life in today's America.


Genre: General Fiction

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