On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two novels about the characters and secrets of small towns with big stories: The Cold Millions by Jess Walter, and The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross.
The Cold Millions, Jess Walter, Harper
The Lost Shtetl, Max Gross, Harper
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