The Mourners' Bench

Susan M. Dodd

Original title: The mourners' bench

earliest edition we have, 1998 Harper Perennial, 1999 paperback 288 pages

Leandra lives a quiet, reclusive existence in a small town in North Carolina. Her solitude is broken when her sister's husband, Wim, appears on her doorstep - a man she hasn't seen or heard from in over ten years, since a time that was steeped in tragedy. Now Wim has returned to Leandra - his last wish - because he is dying. Their story is rendered from both perspectives, a melody and countermelody of Wim's New Engl...

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The Mourners' Bench paperback · 1999 · Harper Perennial · 288 pages
The mourners' bench edition · 1999 · Compass Press · 364 pages
The mourner's bench edition · 1998 · William Morrow and Co. · 270 pages

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