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She treasures her books and cherishes life.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
Date: 20011001
Author:Curtis, Mary C.
People measure their lives in different ways: graduations, a trip to Paris, a savory Thanksgiving meal with family and friends.
Verna Taylor's is a life measured by books.
"I could read before I went to school. I'd go to Mama's room and read the Grit newspapers."
At 81, books have been Taylor's companions through life's twists. Through three marriages, stomach and breast cancer, loves and disappointments, she's had Zane Grey adventures or romance novels, "the clean ones," to take her away.
"I'm not a real educated person. I come from the hills."
But every ...
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