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Sue asked this question about The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2):
Chapter 41, second sentence - mistake or not? Emailed the publisher.
Rich Lambe I BELIEVE this is a joke - the actual saying is 'Time heals all wounds' and I believe Aunt Lydia has changed this to 'Time wounds all heels' in order …moreI BELIEVE this is a joke - the actual saying is 'Time heals all wounds' and I believe Aunt Lydia has changed this to 'Time wounds all heels' in order make a comment on the ageing process. Something about getting old and bodies breaking down?
She seems to confirm this a few sentences later by mentioning jokes.

I agree that it IS confusing considering it's grouped with three other genuine phrases so perhaps I'm wrong.(less)
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The Testaments
by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
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