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In her funny, moving, and ambitious debut, Elyse Singleton introduces us to two inseparable and hard-minded idealists. Young Lilian endures the tribulations of Nadir, Mississippi, on the purity of her faith in people and her growing belief in herself. Her best friend, Myraleen, gets by on her... read more
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Characters/People edit
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- Lilian
- Mudear
- Myra Leen
- Mama
- Ruth
- Mrs. Taylor
- Knut
- Mason
- Mr. Cheevers
- Herr Taylor
- Leonard
- Jakob
- Herdie
- Mrs. Humphreys
- Mrs. Wright
- Mrs. Chadham
- Toby
- L. L. Dunham
- Ivan
- Skeet
- Matthews
- Doris Eisen
- Hazel
- Kristel
- Wilhelm
- Edna
- Mabel
- Lieberman
- Roosevelt
- Miss Mayfield
- Harold
- Franz
- Frau Taylor
- Gracie
- Willamae
- Elma
- Mrs. Marsh
- Sam
- Dorlisa
Quotes edit
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“Was the hope that was unfulfilled the most important one, or was it the most important one because it was unfulfilled?”
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“Up until the end everything matters. After the end nothing matters.”
Setting & Locations edit
- Philadelphia
- Mississippi
- Germany
- Paris
- Europe
- New York
- England
- Hattiesburg
- London
- Nadir
- Berlin
- France
- Chicago
- Arkansas
- America
- Atlanta
First Sentence edit
LONG IN SUFFERING, QUICK IN LOSING-SEVEN YEARS.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Elyse Singleton (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0399149201
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0399149201
Page Count: 304
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