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Sally Benson

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3 picks · 1939–1955

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The Artist
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Anne Thiebaud, divorced from painter, Paul Thlebaud, bought a house in Monroe, Conn. She painted the house herself & somehow this tagged her as a woman of …

The Raffle
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Millie Osborn receives an invitation to spend a week with her cousin Margaret, who is well to do. The invitation is a godsend. It arrived just when she is …