Differences Between Novel and Television Series
- The book is set during World War II. The soap opera was set in the 1960s, then the modern day.
- In the novel, Michael Rossi was a high school teacher and the school principal. In the television series, he served as the town's doctor.
- In the novel, Matthew Swain was the town's doctor. In the television series, he serves as the editor of the local newspaper.
- In the television series, Rodney and Norman are brothers. In the book, they are no more than classmates.
- The entire Cross family, an important family in the novel, was scrapped in the television series.
- In the novel, Betty Anderson is more bad-natured than in the television series.
- In the novel, Constance runs a clothing store, in the television series, she operated a bookstore.
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