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Eventually, Mary retreated to her family’s ancestral house in Kerala, presided over by an almost blind grandmother, a censorious great-aunt, and a Rhodes Scholar uncle who held forth at dinner about Dionysus.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
The child even asked if her great-aunt had been sketching Taylor Swift, unaware of how long ago the drawings were made.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Gladys is described by Alex's mother (Callie Schuttera) as a great-aunt who is staying with her and her husband (Whitmer Thomas) for a while due to a serious illness.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
In fact, inviting children to weddings at all is more of a Southern practice than in other regions, as a big Southern wedding is treated almost like a reunion of sorts, little kids and great-aunts and all.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
The child even asked if her great-aunt had been sketching Taylor Swift, unaware of how long ago the drawings were made.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Gladys is described by Alex's mother (Callie Schuttera) as a great-aunt who is staying with her and her husband (Whitmer Thomas) for a while due to a serious illness.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
In fact, inviting children to weddings at all is more of a Southern practice than in other regions, as a big Southern wedding is treated almost like a reunion of sorts, little kids and great-aunts and all.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
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“Great-aunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great-aunt. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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