. ▁After ▁sail ing ▁to ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁he ▁eventually ▁left ▁her ▁and ▁they ▁divor ced . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁The od ora ▁moved ▁to ▁C ald well ▁County , ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁mountains ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁where ▁she ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Arthur ▁Alfred ▁R auch f uss ▁( 1 9 2 1 – 1 9 8 9 ), ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁chemical ▁plant . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁after ▁the ▁R auch f uss es ▁divor ced , ▁she ▁married ▁Arthur . ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁until ▁her ▁own ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁She ▁spent ▁her ▁final ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁house ▁on ▁ ▁on ▁which ▁she ▁kept ▁c ats ▁and ▁ch ick ens , ▁until ▁she ▁gave ▁up ▁on ▁keeping ▁ch ick ens ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁being ▁e aten ▁by ▁co y otes . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Meg ▁( 1 9 5 0 ); ▁Mass ▁Market ▁P aper back ▁version ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁was ▁titled ▁" M eg : ▁The ▁Secret ▁Life ▁of ▁an ▁Aw ak ening ▁Girl ." ▁ ▁The ▁Double ▁Do or ▁( 1 9 5 2 ) ▁ ▁Street ▁Music ▁( 1 9 5 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁T atto o ed ▁Heart ▁( 1 9 5 3 ) ▁ ▁The ▁F asc in ator ▁( 1 9 5 4 ) ▁ ▁My