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Plot Summary of Safekeeping: Some True Stories From a Life
"This book is hard to describe. It's a collection of very short scenes from the author's life. Don't let its bevity fool you, though...it packs an emotional punch."
Lisa West, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Poverty, surviving Yes
Kind of living: - general poverty story
Family, caring for ill Yes
because he/she is - physically ill
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Woman's story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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