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Polly Horvath


Author John Cech
Air Date 1/4/2006

Polly Horvath Transcript

Even though it’s winter, it’s not too early for a vacation, especially if you’re going on one with award-winning author, Polly Horvath. Here she is, reading from her novel, The Vacation, at a recent writer’s conference. The story is about a bookish boy named Henry who’s left in the eccentric care of his unusual aunts, when his parents suddenly decide to follow their bliss to Africa.

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