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A Summons to Memphis Study Guide

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by Peter Taylor
About 36 pages (10,681 words)
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A Summons to Memphis Study Guide consists of approx. 36 pages of summaries and analysis on A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor. Browse the literature study guide below:

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The narrator of the story, Philip Carver, explains how life is for a widower if he has middle aged children. He recalls two men from his teenage years, who went through similar situations that his father is now faced with. The middle aged children interfered with the men's happiness and prevented another marriage. Any marriage to a younger woman could mean less of an inheritance in money and land for the children. (read more)
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      Chapter 2
      Chapter 3
      Chapter 4
      Chapter 5
      Chapter 6
      Chapter 7
      Chapter 8
      Chapter 9
      Chapter 10
      Chapter 11
      Chapter 12

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