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Fred is an old man who sells his late wife’s books at a table he sets up on the sidewalk in Brooklyn. Addie passes by Fred often, though, of course, he doesn’t remember her. Once, he confides in her that he sells the books outside because he fears dying inside his apartment and not being found.
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Fred Character Timeline in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The timeline below shows where the character Fred appears in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1, Chapter 6
New York City. March 10, 2014. Addie walks around. In Flatbush, Addie finds Fred sitting at the green folding table where he sells books. As usual, Fred’s eyes are...
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Part 1, Chapter 7
...of grass. She sits down, sips her coffee, and examines the book she took from Fred’s table: Kinder und Hausmärchen—Grimm’s Fairy Tales. She loved fairy tales when she was a child,...
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