“The Antidote” by Karen Russell.

from All About Books · host Nebraska Public Media

The One Book One Nebraska selection for this year is “The Antidote” by Karen Russell. Set in a fictional Nebraska town during the Great Depression, the novel looks at a struggling rural community and what people choose to forget.

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