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Book Review of The Reader

The Reader
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"Born and raised in Saratoga, NY, the three Saperstone siblings are scattered throughout the country leading very separate lives. But when their proud spirited mother dies, they are drawn back home. Here, her children discover they have inherited a stunning legacy: long-term investments bequeathed by Henry Ford, Harvy Firestone, and Thomas Edison - who called themselves 'the vagabonds' - to the Saperstone's grandmother. Hush money for a night of indiscretion and held in trust for generations, this unexpected windfall is about to utterly transform their lives." (from the back cover's description)