The Burgess Boys

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9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

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7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

The Burgess Boys

novel by Strout

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In Elizabeth Strout: Amy and Isabelle and Olive Kitteridge
The Burgess Boys (2013) takes place in Shirley Falls, Maine, the fictional setting of Amy and Isabelle. It explores family dynamics as two brothers try to help their divorced sister and her son, who has been charged with a hate crime.
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