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With the publication of the lay of the land in 2006, it appeared richard ford had written the final chapter in the story of frank bascombe, one that began with the sportswriter and continued. Bascombe trilogy 1 kindle edition by ford, richard. Richard ford, american writer of novels and short stories about lonely and damaged people. Richard ford was born in jackson, mississippi, in 1944.
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