Come One, Come All
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Last published Fri, Jul 31, 2020
In 1960s upstate New York, Alexandra Cairoli, a young journalist, struggles with her mundane writing assignments. She longs to do something more exciting, feeling dissatisfied with her simple job, and the fact that she still lives with her parents. Everything changes when someone shows up on the family's doorstep, bearing some life-changing news.
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