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The River Beyond the World

by Janet Peery

286 pages · 1996

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In Texas, the relationship of a Southern lady and her Mexican maid--from contempt in youth to companionship in old age. It survives half a century of ups and downs, including the lady's attempt to arrange an abortion after her son gets the maid's daughter pregnant. By the author of Alligator Dance.

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