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Suzette Wallace asked this question about Fresh Water for Flowers:
What is the meaning on Leonine’s funerary plaque: “My darling, you were born on September 3rd, died on July 13th, but to me, you will always be my August 15th”?
Katherine We have the same question. 8/15 is when Violette and her husband moved to work at the cemetery. Can’t make that work as to why she thinks of her child…moreWe have the same question. 8/15 is when Violette and her husband moved to work at the cemetery. Can’t make that work as to why she thinks of her child as that date.(less)
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Fresh Water for Flowers
by Valérie Perrin
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