In Touch With Trends

The June 1 New York Times contains a very interesting article by staff writer Elizabeth Olson about how men and women behave differently when they lose their spouses following a long marriage. The main thrust of the article is captured in this line: "When there is death in a marriage, women mourn, men replace."

I think this nicely reflects the basic story line in Peggy Finds A Friend, and in the subsequent novel, Sea Changes. I am impressed that so many readers were right on the mark when they made suggestions about how the story should end.

Bill
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