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Prairie Novel Portrays Typical Americans
New York AP profile of Kath Morgan Ryan author of The Betty Tree. She explains writing routine from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Connecticut, loves Iowa prairie setting, and notes Midwest perspectives shaped by family, military admiration, and journalism training. Her husband Cornelius Ryan is a noted World War II historian.
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