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Oct 1Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

Oh, Janet! This is crushing. “Ray said they could do without girls like Bridget.” 💔 Read this just after reading Sarah Kenzior’s latest - a Q and A with photos of her 5th-grade diary. She and Bridget are twins.

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I’ll check it out…

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I’m glad Janet screamed. Sometimes we must, truly. May she not stop.

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"Janet shook her head. What did her teenage daughter know about life? There was everything stopping her." This chapter's exchange between Bridget and Janet seems to be close to the heart of the matter. Bridget's incandescent response is a true tour de force.

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Sep 21Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

God I’m so proud of Bridget. Now if only Janet could unearth a similar awakening.

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Riveted

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Sep 21Liked by Eleanor Anstruther

I just meant to read the first couple sentences and I got pulled in all the way to the end. This just keeps getting better.

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