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By Thistle By Thimble
Set in Stone
Nani Sasso lives with his family on a small rocky island in the Mediterranean. One day, Nani has a falling out with his brother, and decides to leave his family. But the grudge he develops doesn't last just a short while, but goes on for many, many years. It is not until he is an old man that his granddaughter Modesta shows him what he has lost in the name of being set in stone.
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