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Emerging from a ‘twilight world,’ Delia Ephron offers a harrowing story of loss and survival

JL;DR SUMMARY Delia Ephron's memoir, "Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life," offers a poignant narrative of love, loss, and survival amid profound personal challenges. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New York City, New York, United States
"Her title, Left on Tenth, is a double entendre referencing abandonment and directions to her Greenwich Village apartment."
California, United States
"Now, Peter, though living in the Bay Area, is interested in rekindling that old attraction."
Wales, United Kingdom
"She and Peter seize the opportunity to travel to Europe and visit her closest friends, who live in Wales."

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