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    The Groom's Cake
    The Groom's Cake
    The Groom's Cake
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    The Groom's Cake

    By Leetta Angel

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    This short story focuses on empty-nest syndrome as experienced by a fifty-something woman on the day of her son's wedding rehearsal.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLeetta Angel
    Release dateOct 13, 2012
    ISBN9781301817597
    The Groom's Cake
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    Leetta Angel

    Leetta Jackson Angel is a wife and mother and lives in her native Kentucky on a farm with a bunch of animals. She works in higher education and writes for therapy. She's currently working on an unnamed novel about her experiences with child loss.

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