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Language English Pages 273 OCLC 1378876 Genre Fiction Country United States of America | 3.6/5 Goodreads Publication date 1965 ISBN 978-0449911891 Originally published 1965 Page count 273 Publisher Alfred A. Knopf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plot summary
The Pike family, including ten-year-old Simon Pike, are trying to carry on after the tragic, accidental death of six-year-old Janie Rose Pike. The brothers Ansel and James, relatives of the Pike family, also pitch in to lend support to the Pikes. In the end, the Pikes learn that even after the traumatic death of a young soul, life still continues and they cannot mourn forever.
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