Diary of a Double Life at Andersonville
Mary Marie explains her Shiarent double personality and the diary’s push to become a novel. Chapter 1 opens with Nurse Berak recounting her birth as a starry event observed by her astronomer father, while her mother wanted Viola and the father Abigail Jane. The diary notes a home that feels unlike her friends and details her mother’s arrival at Andersonville as a bride, shocking all by her eighteen year old dainty appearance. The story shows the parents drifting apart through misunderstandings as Mary narrates her early life and the unusual path ahead.
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Mary Marie
Andersonville
Mary
Berak
Viola
Abigail Jane
Sarah
Professor
Esla
Bow
Bethias
Sys
Marie
Star
Nate
Grandma Anderson
Grandma AbGerson
Pather
Mother
Boston
Father
New York
Carrie Heywood
T. Pather
Jane Anderson
St. Paul
Grandpa Desmond
Divorce Tales From Nurse Sarahs World
A young narrator recalls her parents divorce and the tales and rumors she heard. She questions adults answers while detailing family dynamics, Boston plans, and her mother’s emotional shifts as they prepare to move.
When I Am Marie Opens in Boston Chapter IV
The narrator explains arriving in Boston after a week and busy days since arrival. She notes she writes from the first quiet moment and promises to recount events starting from the beginning. The scene begins with their Monday arrival at four o'clock and plans to send the Printer mail to a friend in the East.
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Boston
Mother
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Mr. Carlton
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