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The Summer of Her Life

By Thomas Von Steinaecker, Barbara Yelin (Illustrator)
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By Thomas Von Steinaecker, Barbara Yelin (Illustrator)
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A contemplative and compelling tale about growing old and what it means to be happy

Gerda stands at the window of her nursing home, looking up at the stars. A question has been haunting her for years, but until now she’s managed to avoid it: Has her life been a happy one?

As she negotiates the degradations of old age and the indignity of being cared for by strangers, the past begins to seep into the present. Gerda remembers her life as a bespectacled schoolgirl, bullied for being smart. S...

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