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Author: Florida Scott-Maxwell

📘 The measure of my days by Florida Scott-Maxwell

*The Measure of My Days* is a meditation on old age and a personal journal. It is by turns profound and passionate, compassionate and heartbreaking. Come meet a rare woman through her own writing.

First publish date: 1968

Authors: Florida Scott-Maxwell

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