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As We Are Now
As We Are Now
Author: May Sarton
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 powerful climax wins a terrible victory.
ISBN-13: 9780393083729
ISBN-10: 0393083721
Publication Date: 9/1973
Pages: 133
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 5
Brilliant novel on aging, indignation, wisdom. Fine writing.
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Helpful Score: 3
Realistic story told from the point of view of an old woman in a nursing home.
This book made me think.
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