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Thrift and the Whispering Fields of a Village Life
A fragile deaf and mute boy named Thrift shapes a rural village tale. Jean Lawrence nurses him with steadfast devotion as his father leaves for America and a former lover returns. When Thrift is sent to a deaf and dumb institution, Jean faces hard choices about care, love, and place, culminating in a quiet revelation of enduring sacrifice.
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Thrift
Joan Lawrence
Jean Lawrence
Miss Lawrence
America
Jean
John Forbes
Mr. Forbes
John Forben
John
Jenn
Joan
Guild-by
Jeap
Aluca
Ife
Mexico
Senor
Francisco Estrada
State College of Gam
Luis Potos
Velcania Sone
St. Louia Globe-Democrat
Valley of Mexico
de Sasa
Vera Cruz
Puebla
Mexies
Guadalajara
Popecatspetl
Colima
Orizaba
Casa de Perote
Jorutle Volcania
Vera Crus
Pasha
Mexico City
Grandialaja