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"The dusty tombs of long-dead exorcist priests lay in the alcoves below, surmounted by stone effigies, the features eroded by the passing of time and the reverent caresses of their grateful parishioners, a reminder, she knew all too well, of the brevity of life." This quote is from Christina Stead’s novel The Man Who Loved Children. The novel is the story of a woman, Olive Schreiner, who has to deal with death. She looks into the future and sees that her own death is near. Her husband dies in an accident, she loses touch with her children, and she is left alone in the world.
While she fears this fate for herself, there is another character in the novel who has to deal with death as well. The character’s name is Dr. Briarwood.
He wants to know why he can’t die. He knows that time isn’t his friend and he wants to explore what happens after death.
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