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At 85, Gail Godwin survived a broken neck. She reveals her ‘extra life’ in new book
On June 6, 2022, acclaimed novelist Gail Godwin decided to water the small dogwood tree she had planted the week before outside her home in Woodstock, New York. She stepped carefully, using her walking cane, but paused at the wrong moment while trying to …