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What details of daily life in the monastery help to establish the themes salzman is exploring. The book s main dilemma is a spiritual one whether sister johns ecstasies were. Apr 14, 2012 i had proceeded thus far, when i found i had been lying awake so long that the very dead began to wake too, and to crowd into my thoughts most sorrowfully. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lying awake. Set in the pacific northwest, the book is about a little girl named lanie who recalls her adventures with her grandfather on the tideflats of puget sound as shes lying awake in bed. Lying awake study guide contains a biography of mark salzman, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
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In what ways do the words of nuns prayers and sister johns own poetry enhance the narrative. The book shows in full the following cycles of work. Set in the pacific northwest, the book is about a little girl named lanie who recalls her adventures with her grandfather on the tideflats of puget sound as shes lying awake. Complete essays 19391956 the desert has inspired a rich literary landscape.
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