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Ben Shattuck's wistful stories are an ode to New England, past and present
If you are not in the habit of reading short fiction, Ben Shattuck’s extraordinary “The History of Sound” might make you a convert. Rooted in New England landscapes and culture, the collection of six paired stories is structured along the lines of a “hook- …