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Emily, Alone
A Novel
Paperback, 255 pages, Penguin Group USA, List Price: $15 | purchase
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Book Summary
Newly independent widow Emily Maxwell dreams of visits by grandchildren and mourns changes in her quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood before realizing an inner strength to pursue developing opportunities.
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This book is about:
- Older women,
- Widows,
- Life change events,
- Domestic fiction,
- Fiction
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