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DEER ISLE — Decades of visits to Stonington led Adell Donaghue to eventually buy a home there five years ago, moved by the beautiful scenery of the island.

Book Bag: ‘Past Repair’ by Carol Edelstein; ‘Awakening’ by Stephanie Shafran — Past Repair by Carol Edelstein (Simian Press)   Northampton writer Carol Edelstein wears a number of hats, especially as a longtime writing workshop leader. She and her husband, Robin Barber, also run Gallery of Readers, a nonprofit group that organizes readings for area writers and publishes books and broadsides, with an eye to aiding both emerging and established writers. Edelstein is also a poet, ficti...