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‘Scattergood’ novel grapples with loss, death
by Gregory R. Norfleet · News · March 26, 2025


Heather Bouwman could not bear to write about the murder of her cousin soon after college. Even now, decades later, the pain of sudden loss and not getting to say goodbye hurts too much.

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