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The Tumbledown Woman

The Tumbledown Woman is the trader in what’s left of the city. Both she and her ‘mate’ live, “in the midst of a hundred decrepit trams in an old depot (Grigg, 298).” I don’t get the significance of ‘mate’, but … Continue reading

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A Song Before Sunset

A Song Before Sunset follows an older man of 65 named Parnell. We find out a lot about him in just the first few paragraphs. It’s been years since the end of the world, and he is getting weaker in … Continue reading

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