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December selection: "Time of the Child" by Niall Williams

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Doctor Jack Troy was born and raised in Faha\, but his responsibilities for the sick and his care for the dying mean he has always been set apart from the town. His eldest daughter\, Ronnie\, has gr own up in her father's shadow\, and remains there\, having missed one chan ce at love &ndash\; and passed up another offer of marriage from an unsuit able man. But in the Advent season of 1962\, as the town readies itself fo r Christmas\, Ronnie and Doctor Troy's lives are turned upside down when a baby is left in their care. As the winter passes\, father and daughter's lives\, the understanding of their family\, and their role in their commun ity are changed forever.

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