John Irving

Go back where you came from

Junction signage in Newfields, N.H., as seen in 2005 (left) and 2019. It’s a beautiful small town to find yourself in, even if you’re lost. See below.

Junction signage in Newfields, N.H., as seen in 2005 (left) and 2019. It’s a beautiful small town to find yourself in, even if you’re lost. See below.

"We don't enjoy giving directions in New Hampshire. We tend to think if you don't know where you're going, you don't belong where you are."


— John Irving (born 1942), novelist who was born and raised in Exeter, N.H.

Squamscott Street in Newfields

Squamscott Street in Newfields

“Newfields, New Hampshire ‘‘(1917), by Childe Hassam, at the Princeton University Art Museum

Newfields, New Hampshire ‘‘(1917), by Childe Hassam, at the Princeton University Art Museum