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Billy Drury
The Sea
In Old God’s Time, the sea is a symbol of healing and belonging. The novel’s protagonist, Tom Kettle, is unmoored in a variety of ways. As an orphan, he never had a place…
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Mrs. Tomelty’s Unicorn
Mrs. Tomelty’s unicorn figurine is an unusual and ambiguous item in Old God’s Time that symbolizes dreams and unreality. Although the statue only appears twice in the novel in seemingly unrelated scenes, its presence…
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