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Neighbors and Other Stories by Diane Oliver

Neighbors and Other Stories

by Diane Oliver
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  • Feb 13, 2024, 272 pages
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  • Feb 2025, 320 pages
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"Last I heard this morning we're still letting him go," she said.

Mr. Paul had shifted his weight back to the chair. "Don't reckon they'll hurt him," he mumbled, scratching the side of his face. "Hope he don't mind being spit on though. Spitting ain't like cutting. They can spit on him and nobody'll ever know who did it," he said, ending his words with a quiet chuckle.

Excerpted from Neighbors and Other Stories by Lauren Oliver. Copyright © 2024 by Lauren Oliver. Excerpted by permission of Grove Press. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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