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  • n  a woman postmaster

  • She wound up being a postmistress in this little town, and that went on for years until the Federal government began making ever more regulations.
  • Her great-aunt was appointed West Point postmistress by President Polk, served for 49 years.
  • During his absences, she acts as postmistress, oversees the building of a larger house and turns a deaf ear to attacks by Franklin's political rivals.
News & Articles

  • Honesty can sometimes be unecessary cruelty
    Not often does a book bring tears to my eyes, but “The Postmistress” by Sarah Blake had that effect. The book started off slowly. Since a trusted friend recommended it, I kept reading.
    Oct. 31, 2013 - Arizona Daily Star
Quotes

  • Martha Gellhorn in Washington Post
    At the dinner party that opens Sarah Blake's second novel, "The Postmistress," a World War II reporter reminiscent of Martha Gellhorn asks, "What would you think of a postmistress who chose not to deliver the mail?"

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