The branch library wasn't close to anything- not the gallery or the apartment or Buffy's school- and that was why she liked to go there. She never bumped into anyone she knew among the books; it was hers and hers alone, a place where she was simply "Joyce who loves Jane Austen" instead of "Joyce, Buffy's mom," or "Joyce, assistant manager" or "Joyce, Hank's wife."
what does it mean hers and hers alone?
does it mean lonesome?
Top answer
hers and hers alone = only hers; her very private place
— Mister Micawber
hers and hers alone = only hers; her very private place
Free · every Monday
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.