Old Friends and New
by Jewett, Sarah Orne
Language: [en]
About this book
"Old Friends and New" by Sarah Orne Jewett is a collection of short stories published in 1879. Set in rural New England, these stories follow solitary characters navigating loneliness and unexpected encounters. A widow confronts her lost lover returned as an unrecognizing beggar. A woman's brother befriends a man haunted by wartime ghosts. An elderly woman's chance train ride leads to surprising connections. Through these tales, Jewett explores isolation, memory, and the peculiar ways lives intersect in small-town America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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