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The New Woman: A Staggerford Novel

by Jon Hassler · 2005

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Anticipating the end of her life while watching changes within the small town of Staggerford, octogenarian Agatha McGee wonders if she is up to such challenges as the deaths of two close friends and her nephew's worrisome mental state.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
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agingagingMore like thisLess of this
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2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisMinnesotaMinnesotaMore like thisLess of this
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adult

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