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Jennie Gerhardt Chapter 32
In which the fabric of Lester Kane’s public and private worlds begins to fray as his relationship with Jennie Gerhardt becomes increasingly impossible to conceal, drawing unwelcome scrutiny and disapproval from his family. The unexpected visit of his sister Louise precipitates a confrontation that starkly reveals the social chasms and the sharply differing views on decency that separate Jennie from the Kane family, leaving her to grapple with a profound sense of alienation and despair.
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