A House Like a Lotus
When sixteen-year-old Polly O'Keefe journeys to Athens, she feels confused and betrayed.The past eight months at home were different from any other time in her life. She met the brilliant, wealthy Maximiliana Horne, who gave her encouragement and made her feel self-confident. Polly idolized Max,...
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When sixteen-year-old Polly O'Keefe journeys to Athens, she feels confused and betrayed.The past eight months at home were different from any other time in her life. She met the brilliant, wealthy Maximiliana Horne, who gave her encouragement and made her feel self-confident. Polly idolized Max, until she learned a starting truth that left her wounded and angry.Now on a trip to Greece arranged by Max, Polly finds romance, danger, and unique friendships. But can she find a way to forgive Max and remember her as more than a painful memory?
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780440936855 (0440936853)
Publish date: November 1st 1985
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
Juvenile,
American,
Romance,
Adult,
Coming Of Age
Series: O'Keefe Family (#3)
Another favorite from youth, still a great book. L'Engle is a wonderful writer- I'd forgotten how skillful she is. I'm not a religious person, not even a little bit, but reading this, I can begin to have a glimmer of why some people are. The treatment of lesbianism as something not quite polite was ...
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