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By Hole Ousia Posted on July 30, 2020March 2, 2023

‘a loving observer’

Aunt Josephine from The Quarry Wood.

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By Hole Ousia Posted on July 30, 2020March 2, 2023

Aunt Josephine Leggatt

The first chapter of The Quarry Wood is about Aunt Josephine Leggatt who had a “tender concern for her seedlings”. Martha could read her aunt’s eye.

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By Hole Ousia Posted on July 30, 2020March 2, 2023

“she kicked her grand-aunt Josephine”

The opening paragraph of The Quarry Wood:

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