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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2024-11-01 09:26 am

Speculation by Nisi Shawl



Winna Cole can break the family curse and save her mother... if Winna can find a man lost as a baby almost a century before.

Speculation by Nisi Shawl
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[personal profile] petrea_mitchell 2024-11-01 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
My first thought on seeing the summary in this post was, "How is this plot not ruined by the existence of genetic genealogy?" And of course the review answers that by pointing out when it's set.
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[personal profile] oh6 2024-11-01 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)

Regarding footnote 1, my parents screened "The Red Balloon" for my sixth birthday, which I do in fact remember with some clarity, although to me it seemed to have something like a happy ending.