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A place at the table

by Edith Konecky · 1989

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A sharp and tender portrait of a New York woman as she faces the end of love, the complexities of friend- ship, and her own mortality.

Themes
cancercancerMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thiswriterswritersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
New YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 241 pages

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