understanding herself and her life. Hagar is the narrator of the book.

She is ninety, and is trying to avoid an old aged home where her son

Marvin, and Marvin's wife Doris want to put her. During this her attempt

to move to Shadow Point and live alone, Hagar remembers the many parts

of her life and her life story is revealed to the reader in that

fashion. Hagar grew up in Manawaka, in the prairies. Hagar's mother died

while giving birth to her, and her father Jason Currie had a great stone

angel brought from Italy at a great expense for Mrs. Currie's grave.

Hagar had two brothers, Matt and Daniel. Daniel was a lazy boy, and was

very delicate physically. Daniel died at eighteen of pneumonia. Matt

intended to go to university, but Hagar was sent by her father. Matt

married, but never had children, and died of disease without putting up

a fight in his death bed. Hagar eventually goes to university and

returns to marry Brampton Shiptley, against her fathers' will. At that

point she loses contact with her father. Hagar eventually regrets

marrying Bram, who often embarrasses he

should be going to university instead of her. When Bram's favorite horse

similar to those qualities in the stone angel.

the type of son she wants. Hagar is also cold with Lottie and Mrs.

this and helps her open up a little. Hagar's blindness is comparable to

her brother Daniel is dying of pneumonia, Matt insists that Hagar

revealed to her through out her recollection of her life and throughout

her life as she reminisces of the past and spends time with many people.

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Approximate Word count = 782
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)