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A Life Alone

A Life Alone

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A Life Alone

2009

0h 5m

9.0(1 votes)

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For 63 years, Tom Rose and his wife, Mary, built a life together on his family farm on Canaanville Road. Then last year Mary passed away, leaving Rose to face the future alone, surrounded by a lifetime of memories.

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Directed by: Maisie Crow
Written by: Maisie Crow

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