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A writers conversation with sara gruen 05062015 03. In february of 1942 mairi grant has lost her infant daughter and her husband within a month of each other. Sara gruen is the internationally bestselling author of water for elephants and at the water s edge. This detailed literature summary also contains quotes and a free quiz on at the waters edge by sara gruen. At the water s edge is a gripping and poignant love story about a privileged young womans awakening as she experiences the devastation of world war ii in a tiny village in the scottish highlands. Sara gruen is a wizard at capturing the essence of her historical setting, and does so here in spades, but its maddies unexpected transformation that grounds and. At waters edge has both those elements and was an easy purchase to make.

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