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Sarah Orne Jewett

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Profession
Novelist
Died
Jun 24, 1909
Zodiac
Virgo
Born in
Maine
About
An American novelist and short story writer known for the coastal Maine settings of her books, she published such works as The Country of the Pointed Firs (novella), A Country doctor (autobiographical novel), and A White Heron (short story collection). Her other works include poetry and children's books.
Family
She grew up in Maine as the daughter of a physician. She never married; however, her extremely close friendship with fellow author, Annie Fields, may have become romantic following the death of Fields' husband.

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