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Scarlet Sister Mary

“The Eye and the Ear to See Beauty and Know Truth”: Julia Peterkin and the Pulitzer Prize

November 1, 2016 by Graham Duncan Leave a Comment
julia peterkin

“Things press in on me terribly . . . and my writing is a real relief . . . I get rid of my own sorrows in repeating those of others.” —Julia Mood Peterkin quoted in Innocence Abroad by Emily Clark. Julia Mood was born in Laurens County, South Carolina in 1880, and graduated from … [Read more…]

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