Knowing about Sibby's painful childhood - and teen years deepen her own compassion and commitment to the work she did working with adolescents as a school counselor. "This was the skin that protected you from the world – – this loving of another person you shared your life with". Except, Sebastian, ( her Sibby, husband no longer alive), he had been interested in her, and she had been terribly interested in him. Patty understood that most people were only interested in themselves. One of the characters that stands out for me was Patty Nicely. The kids were now grown, his wife 82 years old.and as Tommy said.Įlizabeth Strout weaves together distinctive stories where we are left to marvel at the difficulties - history -and life changing experiences of the many characters. Their family went from having their home be a place that class trips came to-to having to see their father push a broom as a janitor at their school. His family had to move to a more run-down town. WONDERFUL!!! LOVED IT!!!! MELTING!!! WISH IT DIDN'T HAVE TO END!!!Įlizabeth Strout begins with Tommy Guptill who once owned a dairy farm in Amgash,
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