Sister Age
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Plot Summary of Sister Age

"In many but not all of the stories in this 1984 collection, Fisher addresses aging and death. Some are clearly autobiographical -- a lovely escape with her young daughters to Morro Bay, where a crusty fisherman charms them all and gentle proposes marriage; another trip with her daughters on an Atlantic cruise ship, at the conclusion of which an elderly female passenger dies; a startling but gentle encounter with an itinerant rug seller which might be regarded as sexual assault but the narrator describes as a sort of lovemaking -- and others are portraits of other people, several of them ghosts.

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout.

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David Loftus, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Culture clash? - family young v. old guard - visiting a culture in other country
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Lover is - of a different social class

Main Character
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 (an above average amount)
United States Yes
The US: - West - California
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Desert? Yes
Water? Yes
Water: - pleasure/love boat
City? Yes
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Small town? Yes
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Unusual Style: - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - little dialog

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