1.   After Col. Tate died and his surviving sister repaired to an Atlanta hospital, their former caretaker was allowed to move in.

2.   After the war, the surviving sisters made their way to Israel, where they live today.

3.   Now retired, Wheeler shares a three-bedroom apartment here with her three surviving sisters.

4.   Now the three surviving sisters are gray and reclusive and living out their days in genteel poverty near Montreal.

5.   Surviving sisters want the money, but not the duties.

6.   The five surviving sisters are in nearby rooms.

7.   The surviving sisters all married, none happily.

8.   Alvarez also said the surviving sister, Dede, reacted favorably to the book.

9.   The three surviving sisters are in poor health and near poverty, sharing a home near Montreal.

10.   The three surviving sisters are Cecile, Annette and Yvonne.