Then I hear the whistle of the train, and the sound takes me back to the farm near Cornell, back to the winter of 1930... All his life, Blaine has dreamed of being somewhere else. Growing up on a farm... This description may be from another edition of this product.
I was given this book to read in English class and I thought, "great, another boring novel." But I was blown away. It was quite possibly one of the books I've read. It had qualities of Forrest Gump as well as Saving Private Ryan. And a great metaphor of the train. I greatly suggest you read this book.
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