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Education of Harriet Hatfield
Education of Harriet Hatfield
Author: May Sarton
"Harriet Hatfield begins a new life at the age of 60 after her lover of 30 years has died and left her comfortably well off. But when Harriet opens a bookstore for women in a blue-collar neighborhood of Boston, she is viciously attacked for her lesbianism. Ms. Sarton's powerful portrayal of the shy, reserved woman's battle becomes a moving state...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780393306651
ISBN-10: 0393306658
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 320
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4.5 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Paperback
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Loved this one. May Sarton is wonderful. Second one I read of hers, totally different styles. This one is about starting over when you think your life is at an end; about finding strengths you did not know you had; about letting go and just becoming - you.
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Sad, yet inspiring. I loved it!


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