Fictional Women Around the World: Beru Whitesun Lars

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Fictional Women Around the World: Beru Whitesun Lars

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Apr 26, 2022

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Beru Whitesun Lars made some of the best blue milk cheese this side of the galaxy. Steady, brave, loving and kind, she raised her nephew Luke Skywalker until her untimely death at the hands of the Empire, though her legacy lives on.

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