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Farther Along (novel)

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First edition (publ. Toby)

Farther Along is an American novel written by Donald Harington.[1][2][3] It was published in 2008.

Plot

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The Bluff Dweller decides to abandon modern living, to vanish from society, so he begins living like a Native-American inside a cave up in the Ozark Mountains. The Bluff Dweller nearly drinks himself to death, but two women save him.[4]

Characters

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  • The Bluff Dweller – the protagonist of the novel and only identifier for his name that is given by Harington, former curator of a museum of U.S. historical treasures, who has left his life to live in a stone cave, and to take on the appearance of the people who used to live in such places, "Bluff Dwellers".
  • Eliza Cunningham – an attractive historian who wants to study the paramour of a former governor of the state. She is also the love interest of the Bluff Dweller.
  • French horn – a mysterious narrator of the novel, may be a woman's monologue.

References

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  1. ^ "Review of Farther Along". Kirkus Reviews. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Review of Farther Along". Publishers Weekly.
  3. ^ Sallis, James (June 29, 2008). "Another time, another place". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Farther Along by Donald Harington". The Toby Press. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
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