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Sheila Heti Reads “The St. Alwynn Girls at Sea”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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A Journey of Reflection and Identity

In this chapter, young Flora faces her feelings of loneliness and homesickness on a journey across the Labrador Sea. As she reflects on her suppressed emotions and the meaning of identity, she dreams of a necklace that could express who she truly is amidst societal pressures.

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