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The Bag Lady Writes a Book

In an excerpt from her new book The Bag Lady Papers, Alexandra Penney on the depressing aftermath of losing her fortune to Bernie Madoff and the manifold indignities of downward mobility.

Alexandra Penney
Alexandra Penney
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Alexandra Penney

Alexandra Penney

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