I'm reading it now because on Thursday I return to my 50th reunion at Yale Law School.  I've been asked to speak about the challenges faced by women in my class (there were 10 women in a '66 class of 180 or so).  I interviewed the women for a book I'm struggling to complete.  Best, Loren Ghiglione

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Subject: Hillbilly Elegy

folks, I'm mentioning this new book, Hillbilly Elegy, which someone highly recommended and I've been reading.  It occurred to me that some of you on here might like to order it for your own libraries and take a look:  It's about Appalachia and the present day, but really reminded me so much of themes from Huck Finn and elsewhere.  And, of course, the writer ends up graduating from Yale Law, so there is the poor white boy making good in Connecticut angle as well . . . .

If anyone else has read it, I'd love your thoughts.  --hb

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