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It is apparent that jane, despite being unemployed and penniless herself and expecting a baby out of wedlock after casual sex, as well as living in a hovel the lshaped room sees herself as superior to everybody else. L shaped room by lynne reidbanks and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. I really enjoyed this novel, and was surprised by how modern it seemed, despite being published in 1960. The round house by louise erdrich main character joe is years old the summer that his life changes forever. I didnt really warm to the main character jane very much, a young pregnant woman who has been kicked out of her family home by her father. The table was made by the carpenter on the tea estate in sri lanka where i was born i used to hate it.
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