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Small-Scale Question Sunday for August 16, 2026

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My mom wrote a book. Its narrative non-fiction. About one of our ancestors that lived during the civil war and was one of the founders of the DAR. Told through a series of letters that she wrote and that people wrote to her. Very depressing. People die a lot, and the war was horrific.

I'm trying to read it and give feedback as an early editor.