And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women ...

She was a woman who threw enormous parties for no reason ... ♦ Published in the print edition of the March 8, 2021, issue. Ann Patchett published the novel “Tom Lake” in 2023.

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