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Grey Gardens

"The hilarious and heartbreaking story of Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, the eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, once bright names on the social register who became East Hampton's most notorious recluses."—Publisher description.

Genre
literary fictionhistorical fiction
Themes
theatremusic
Setting
new york state
Audience
adult
Length
short · 83 pages
Form
plays

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