The Giant's House: A Romance (Annotated)
The year is 1950 and, at 26, librarian Peggy Cort feels as though love and life have passed her by. Until the day James Carlson Sweatt, the "over-tall" 11-year-old who's the talk of the town, walks into the library and changes her life forever. A 1996 "New York Times" Notable Book.
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The year is 1950 and, at 26, librarian Peggy Cort feels as though love and life have passed her by. Until the day James Carlson Sweatt, the "over-tall" 11-year-old who's the talk of the town, walks into the library and changes her life forever. A 1996 "New York Times" Notable Book.
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Books by Elizabeth McCracken
Quirky and sweet
This is a very quirky premise (librarian falls in love with the tallest man in the world), but somehow the author makes these characters very believable. It's a heartbreaking and strange love story.
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