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Lhavanya Dl asked this question about The Signature of All Things:
How do you think the title of the book relates to the novel itself? All I can figure is that the title reflects the lasting imprints a person can have on another i.e. Hanneke, Beatrix, Retta on Alma.
Ms.pegasus I am puzzled by this as well. I think it means that in every living thing there is an imprint of its evolutionary history. It is odd that the phrase c…moreI am puzzled by this as well. I think it means that in every living thing there is an imprint of its evolutionary history. It is odd that the phrase comes from Ambrose but that Alma never incorporates it into her own thinking, yet the author chooses that phrase as the title of the book.(less)
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The Signature of All Things
by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author)
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