Salinger’s solitude, their source of pride

A little town fondly recalls one very quiet neighbor

By Bryan Marquard

Globe Staff / January 30, 2010

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The word recluse became almost an honorific when J.D. Salinger moved here more than a half-century ago, attached to his name like a title. But to his neighbors in Cornish and surrounding rural towns, he was hardly a hermit. To them, Salinger was simply another small-town resident who valued his privacy, and anyone who knew what he ... (Full article: 966 words)