Everybody had a story as to why she tried to kill herself. … - The Virgin Suicides

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Everybody had a story as to why she tried to kill herself. Mrs. Buell said the parents were to blame. "That girl didn't want to die," she told us. "She just wanted out of that house." Mrs. Scheer added, "she wanted out of that decorating scheme."

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Jeffrey Kent Eugenides (born March 8, 1960) is an American novelist and short story writer.

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