The Lost Hours (edit title/settings)

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• Helen: Sister to Tucker and granddaughter to Lillian
• Lillian Harrington-ross: Friend of Annabelle and
• Tucker: Brother to Helen and grandson of Lillian
• Annabelle O'hare: Add a description of this character.
• Sara: youngest daughter of Tucker
• Earlene Smith: Piper Mills pseudonym
• Freddie
• Susan: Wife of Tucker
• Lucy: Oldest daughter of Tucker
• George Baker: Friend of Piper who works in law office
• Paul Morton: Piper's lawyer
• Malily: Lillian's Nickname
• Josie: Friend of Lillian and Annabelle
• Lola Grace: Name of Annabelle's horse
• Grandpa Charlie: Lillian's husband
• Justine: Domestic caretaker for Annabelle
• Samuel
• Emily
• Mama
• Alicia Jones
• Mardi
• Benny: Name of Piper's horse
• Col. Wentworth: Name of Horse
• Josephine Montet
• Papa
• Odella: Domestic caretaker at the Harrington's
• Margaret Louise

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• “"But guilt, she'd also learned, was a lot like tree sap: it stuck to everything and after a long time it hardened to stone, trapping unsuspecting creatures inside of it."”

  Lillian Harrington-Ross

• “"Maybe . . . he had finally begun to see that life continued after a fall, and that the hands that reached to pull you out didn't have to be your own."”

  Lillian Harrington-Ross talking about Tucker

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• Every woman should have a daughter to tell her stories to. Otherwise, the lessons learned are as useless as spare buttons from a discarded shirt. And all that is left is a fading name and the shape of a nose or the color of hair.The men who write the history books will tell you the stories of battles and conquests. But the women will tell you the stories of people’s hearts.

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• “Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim.” He cleared his throat. “That’s Ovid. It means ‘Be patient and strong; someday this pain will be useful to you.’

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• a heartbreak only makes your heart bigger, that someday all those cracks and holes will be filled in with all the joy and love you haven’t had yet.

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• that our battles were the stories we kept inside the part of our hearts that men couldn’t see, but that our loyal friends, sisters, and daughters would cherish forever.

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• memory,“The only way to get beyond something difficult is to put it behind you.”

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• “I don’t believe in regret. I’ve always thought that regret is as useful as trying to stop a flooding river with your hands. It’ll keep you busy, but you’ll still drown.”

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• Time flies, but not memories. I

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Savannah River
• Asphodel Meadows
• Monterey Square
• England
• Georgia
• New York

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Karen White (Author)

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• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.6

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Psychological & Suspense
• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary