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Simultaneously introspective and captivating, [And Miles to Go Before I Sleep...] reconnects us to what is essential.\" —Les Libraires          “Nostalgic and beautifully grotesque, this novel is delightfully baroque and, although short, so striking it simply will never leave you.” —The Coast, on And the Birds Rained Down          \"Cleaving closely to the award-winning Jocelyne Saucier novel on which it’s based, this eco-friendly, elegantly delivered tale about the sunset changes in the lives of a trio of graybeards living in the woods is engaging, thought-provoking and ultimately moving.\" –The Hollywood Reporter, on the film adaptation of And the Birds Rained Down          After And The Birds Rained Down, a stunning meditation on aging and freedom (with more than 3,000 Goodreads ratings), Jocelyne Saucier is back with this unsettling story about a woman’s disappearance.          Gladys might look old and frail, but she is determined to finish her life on her own terms. 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