An Unfinished Story

An Unfinished Story

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Out of the Gilded Age and into the garden: Beatrix Farrand
"No one ever starts gardening either too late or too early, once it gets into one’s blood it can never get out (like some insidious poison)."
 • Sarah McCraw Crow
Gustave Caillebotte: the Unknown Impressionist
And a little mystery about the women in his life
 • Sarah McCraw Crow
Berthe Morisot, Édouard Manet, and how they (might have) affected one another
Morisot, a groundbreaking artist that the 20th century forgot
 • Sarah McCraw Crow
Edith Wharton in Paris
And the unexpected work of her life
 • Sarah McCraw Crow
Edith Wharton in the country
“It was only at The Mount that I was truly happy.”
 • Sarah McCraw Crow
More beautiful novels... with over-50 main characters
And your suggestions!
 • Sarah McCraw Crow
(Late) summer reading: The 2025 list
It happens every year: By the time I surrender to summer and its heat and humidity, it’s already August.
 • Sarah McCraw Crow
Grief, love, and friendship on the Carolina coast: Midlife Author interview with Heather Frese
At midlife, we really, truly don't care what other people think.
 • Sarah McCraw Crow
A garden report and tour
For it was the middle of June…
 • Sarah McCraw Crow
An Unfinished Story
An Unfinished Story
Book recommendations, women artists, and interviews with late-blooming authors. Because at midlife, our story is still unfinished.
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