THE WAPSHOT CHRONICLE takes place in St. Botolph`s, Massachusetts, a fishing village in which a storm causes ferry pilot Leander Wapshot`s boat to be damaged. His wife Sarah turns the ferry into a Floating Gift Shoppe, to Leander`s discomfort, even though the shop pays for his sons` college educations. This novel is heavily based on Cheever`s own upbringing in a northeastern town.
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