In Her Shoes (2002) (edit title/settings)

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• Rose Feller: Maggie Feller's sister; one of the main characters.
• Maggie Feller: Younger sister of Rose, a troubled woman with an inflated opinion of herself.
• Simon Stein: Lawyer at Rose's firm.
• Ella Hirsch: Rose and Maggie's grandmother.
• Mrs. Lefkowitz: Neighbor at Golden Acres, had a stroke. Funny and helpful to Maggie and Ella. Wanted more friends, brought people together
• Lewis: Neighbor at Golden Acres, runs the newspaper.
• Sydelle: Rose and Maggie's Stepmonster.
• Jim Danvers: Partner at Rose's firm. Rose has an affair with him
• Caroline: Rose and Maggie's mother.
• Amy: Rose's best friend.
• My Marcia: Nickname that Sydelle is always calling her daughter.
• Don Dommel: Leader at Rose's law firm, obsessed with sports philosophy.
• Charles: Student Maggie meets at Princeton.
• Dora: Woman at the Golden Acres pool.
• Michael Feller: Rose and Maggie's father.
• Jack: Man at the Golden Acres pool.
• Josh: Creep at Princeton.
• Petunia: A princess pug.
• Shirley: Owner of Petunia.
• Marcia: Sydelle's daughter; calls her 'My Marcia' all the time.

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• “...She wouldn't think about the daughter-who-was-gone, or the grandchildren she would never get to know, about the life that was snatched away from her, excised as cleanly and completely as a tumor, leaving not even a scar for her to cherish, to remember it by”

  Ella Hirsch

• “...still felt as if somewhere between the ages of fourteen and sixteen she'd walked off the edge of a cliff and had been falling ever since”

• “Like the past was something you can leave behind like a candy bar wrapper or a pair of shoes you'd outgrown.”

  Rose Feller

• “...unless they know where to look and what to look for. It was exactly the effect that Maggie was seeking for herself. To be there, but not really there, to be present but invisible at the same time”

• “The greatest journey begins with a single step”

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• the Chinese symbol for crisis was the same as the one for opportunity.

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• One Art The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Princeton
• Philadelphia
• Florida
• New Jersey
• New York
• Chicago
• Clapham
• Rittenhouse Square
• Michigan

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Jennifer Weiner (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: S3573.E3935 I7 2002
• Dewey: 813.6

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• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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• In Her Shoes (IMDb): 2005