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Hawthorne has given us a tradition that some people refer to as Yankee Magic Realism, and I do think there is a certain quality to the landscape that definitely leads into the dark woods.
Alice Hoffman
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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
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