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Jun 2024
35m 28s

Catherine Newman Brings Us to Cape Cod

ABC NEWS | CHARLIE GIBSON, KATE GIBSON
About this episode
Sandwich: A Novel by Catherine Newman is full of great characters, evocative nostalgic imagery and a love for Cape Cod that we share with her. It is full of thoughts on what it means to be a woman, why we keep secrets from our family, and what it is we love about the yearly vacation traditions we cherish if we were lucky enough to have them in our lives. For ... Show More
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