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Book club the curious charms of arthur pepper phaedra patrick. With cleareyed prose and a moving story, patrick reminds us how selfless people can be she reminds us to be brave. He dresses in the same gray slacks and mustard sweater vest, waters his fern, frederica, and heads out to his garden. Ultimately, this is arthurs book, and perhaps it is better for the focus of his desire to remain oblique in exchange for an emerging clarity about himself. He dresses in the same gray slacks and mustard sweatervest, waters his fern, frederica, and heads out to his garden. I chose this book for my works book club, and i cannot wait to discuss it with my group. She studied art and marketing, and has worked as a stainedglass artist, film festival organizer and communications manager. The curious charms of arthur pepper is not about arthur pepper having quirky charming qualities. Arthur pepper, in the infancy of old age, tracks along his late wifes backstory, following the clues of her tuckedaway charm bracelet.
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