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Ten Cent Purse Sparks Riches Hope in New York
Sheila Carscadden and her sister Angela uncover a blue morocco purse bought for ten cents at a rummage sale. Hidden inside are fifty dollars, altering their hard pressed family life as Sheila dreams of escaping poverty and a chance meeting with a man named Peter. The moment unfolds through tense family dynamics and quiet faith.
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Sheila Carscadden
New York
Cecilia Moore
Peter
Joe
Angela
Sheila
Sle
Cecilia
Ford
St. Leo's
East Eighty Eighth Street
Eila
Rls
Mamma
Mrs. Carscadden
Tiffany’s
Neely
Margaret
Jose
Celie