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Life Estates

by Shelby Hearon · 1994

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Sarah and Harriet have led parallel lives ever since they went to boarding school together. Now in their fifties, they are widowed within three months of each other. Sarah and Harriet gradually come to terms with each other, the men they buried and the life that continues to go on around them.

Themes
friendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisgriefgriefMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult

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