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alineeegivvv
alineeegivvv
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High School - 11th Grade

In the novel "The Lovely Bones," how many years does Abigail leave her family for?

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Posted by alineeegivvv on Wednesday June 4, 2008 at 3:21 PM and tagged with abigail leaving her family, the lovely bones.

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  1. pmiranda2857
    pmiranda2857 Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    Abigail leaves her family for seven years to take care of herself.  She walks out in 1975.  She is profoundly unhappy and  has deep grief and guilt over Susie's death. 

    "Her need to find herself, reclaim her place in the world as an individual, and escape her intense grief propel her to relocate to California. There she seems to find some solace, working in a vineyard and leaving motherhood and wifehood behind."

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    Posted by pmiranda2857 on Wednesday June 4, 2008 at 3:46 PM

  2. smartjingle
    smartjingle Student
    High School - 11th Grade

    Eight years, not seven.

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    Posted by smartjingle on Sunday June 7, 2009 at 10:22 AM