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Book Review -- "Old Lovegood Girls"

A book by Gail Godwin and reviewed by Carol Lloyd
Book Review -- "Old Lovegood Girls"

Feron Hood and Merry Jellicoe are paired as roommates at Lovegood College in 1958. And so begins a lifelong friendship of these two very different women.

Merry is the daughter of tobacco farmers and Feron has barely escaped a dark past. Only together for a semester they manage to form a bond that only strengthens over time, despite long periods of silence.

Both are writers and the book is full of literary references. We get to know both women as well as the people in their orbit, but ultimately this is a book about the power of friendship. 

 

Carol Lloyd is the Churchill County Librarian. During this COVID crisis she has managed to keep the library "accessable" and open to her customers through the innovative use of technology. But she misses the people in her library orbit who have also become friends. 

 

 

 

 

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Comment author: Gus WidickComment text: I was in the Navy with Mike, Lemoore FL. To Jacksonville FL. He was a great friend and shipmate. You knew when he was in the room his laughter was unmistakable. Rest in peace old friend.Comment publication date: 5/2/26, 10:25 PMComment source: Obituary - Michael Charles DarnallComment author: DaveComment text: I Live in Moundhouse, was woken around 1:00AM to rattling and vibrating. Nothing too serious, just a bit of noise and glass items clinking together. Could feel bed shake too.Comment publication date: 5/1/26, 4:41 PMComment source: Earthquake Swarm Hits FallonComment author: Winnie DowlingComment text: So proud of Kelli Kelly. She is most definitely a collaborator and is very well known throughout the state for her assistance as a Nevada SBDC business advisor, especially related to agriculture and local food entrepreneurship and systems. Her spirit radiates! Winnie Dowling, State Director, Nevada SBDCComment publication date: 4/30/26, 1:41 PMComment source: Kelli Kelly Earns Statewide Entrepreneurial Spirit AwardComment author: Susan Clifford CopelandComment text: I am so sorry to hear this news. His mother, father, Karen and Trent were neighbors of ours in Tonopah, Nevada. We moved to Fallon first and then the Kroll's later moved there also. Mother and Wanda were good friends. My brother Michael and Trent were playmates in Tonopah. Mother and my three little children visited the family at their ranch in Fallon. My condolences to Frank's family. May you be comforted to know that I care and I pray you will be comforted by your memories of Frank. Sincerely,Comment publication date: 4/30/26, 11:51 AMComment source: Frank Robert Kroll
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