Charity
Haunted by a secret sorrow, Augusta ("Gustie") Roemer comes to Charity, South Dakota, to escape the constraints of turn-of-the-century Philadelphia society. A school teacher, she gains only a tenuous acceptance as a newcomer. Her one friend in Charity, Lena Kaiser, is beset by problems of her...
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Haunted by a secret sorrow, Augusta ("Gustie") Roemer comes to Charity, South Dakota, to escape the constraints of turn-of-the-century Philadelphia society. A school teacher, she gains only a tenuous acceptance as a newcomer. Her one friend in Charity, Lena Kaiser, is beset by problems of her own, not the least of which are a family murder and a hard-drinking husband who i
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780684829425 (0684829428)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
One of the rarest things in lesfic is beautiful prose--the kind that has a poetic and lyrical quality to it and its reading alone gives you much pleasure. Add to that the amazing imagery the descriptions evoke, and you get a book that magically transports you to another world and another time and l...
I loved this book. It's a very well written historical novel and I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a great book in that genre.
I loved this book. It's a very well written historical novel and I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a great book in that genre.
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