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Pontoon: A Lake Wobegon Story
September 17, 2007
Garrison Keillor writer, radio host, American Public Media

Author Garrison Keillor shares his latest Lake Wobegon novel. Set in the iconic Midwestern small town, "a place where the women are strong, the men are good looking, and all the children are above average", Pontoon is a story about a woman with a secret.

Literature & Philosophy
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