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Lake Effect A Novel

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

From the It’s 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester, New York, a place long fueled by the booming fortunes of Kodak and Xerox and, for some, the mores of the Catholic church. When Nina Larkin is given a copy of

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Fresh Air

The book was referenced as the author's earlier investigative work that examined elevated cancer rates in her community and linked them to toxic fumes from nearby paint factories and hazardous waste. Terry Gross mentioned it while discussing the broader topic of gendered technology in cars.

Episode: How Cars Became A Gendered Technology

The author's previous book investigated whether elevated cancer rates in her community were due to toxic fumes from nearby paint factories and hazardous waste dumped in local Superfund sites.

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Her previous book, The Lake Effect, was an investigation into whether the elevated cancer rates in her community, including in her own family, were a result of toxic fumes from nearby paint factories and hazardous waste that was dumped in nearby superfund sites.

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