As We Are Now: A Novel by May Sarton

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A novel in the form of a diary, this story tells of Caroline Spencer, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher who has suffered a heart attack and been deposited by relatives in an old people's home. Subjected to subtle humiliations and petty cruelties, she fights back with all she has, and in a... read more

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I am not mad, only old.

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May Sarton (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Norton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1973
ISBN: 0393083721
Page Count: 133

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Dewey: 813.52

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Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( S ) › Sarton, May
Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
Books › Biographies & Memoirs

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