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Castle Freeman Jr. (born November 26, 1944
Retrieved 2012-12-17.
) is an American author. He is the author of the novel '' Go with Me'', adapted into the film ''
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. For 30 years he was a contributor to ''
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'', and he is the author of four other novels, two short-story collections, as well as a major history of a Vermont township.


Life

Castle Freeman Jr. was born in
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in 1944, the son of an officer in the Army Air Corps. His family was from
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, and he grew up in
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. He studied at
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graduating in 1968, and in 1969 married artist and designer Alice Chaffee. In 1972, they moved to
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,About the Author , Castle Freeman, Jr.
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living in Newfane since 1975.


Writing

Freeman began writing on his arrival in Vermont. Although employed as an editor and proof-reader for book and magazine publishers, he has been a regular contributor to several periodicals including ''
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'' (1982-2011), ''Harrowsmith Country Life Magazine'' (1992-93), and ''
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'' (2009–2018). He has had four novels and two short-story collections published as well as a collection of essays and a history of
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. He is also the author of fifty short-stories and over 100 essays and other non-fiction. Virtually all his writing concerns rural northern
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and
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in particular. His work has also appeared in ''
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'' and '' The Best American Nonrequired Reading''.


Bibliography

Castle Freeman's published work includes:


Novels

* ''Judgment Hill'' (1997) * ''My Life and Adventures'' (2002) * '' Go with Me'' (2008) * ''All That I Have'' (2009) * ''The Devil in the Valley'' (2015) * ''Old Number Five'' (2018) * ''Children of the Valley'' (2020)


Short story collections

* ''The Bride of Ambrose and Other Stories'' (1987) * ''Round Mountain: Twelve Stories'' (2012)


Others

* ''Spring Snow: The Seasons of New England from The Old Farmer's Almanac'' (1995) - Essay collection * ''A Stitch In Time:
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, 1753-2003'' (non-fiction)A Stitch in Time: Townshend, Vermont 1753-2003 , Castle Freeman, Jr.
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