The Story of Beautiful Girl
by:
Rachel Simon (author)
On a stormy night in small-town America, a couple, desperate and soaked to the skin, knock on a stranger's door. When Martha, a retired schoolteacher, answers their knock, her world changes for ever.Her visitors are Lynnie and Homan, who have fled The School for the Incurable and Feebleminded...
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On a stormy night in small-town America, a couple, desperate and soaked to the skin, knock on a stranger's door. When Martha, a retired schoolteacher, answers their knock, her world changes for ever.Her visitors are Lynnie and Homan, who have fled The School for the Incurable and Feebleminded with their newborn baby. But the police are closing in and their freedom is about to be snatched away. Moments before she is taken back to the School, bound and tied, Lynnie utters two words to Martha: 'Hide her.' And so begins the heart-rending story of Lynnie, Homan, Martha and baby Julia - lives divided by seemingly insurmountable obstacles, but drawn together by a secret pact and extraordinary love.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B005OYF3N6
Publish date: September 30th 2011
Publisher: Preface Digital
Pages no: 353
Edition language: English
I am amazed when I find a book that I wouldn't have picked up if not for a book challenge. I consider them gems because for me sometime I look at a book and think not for me. Then I try it and it shines so beautiful and to think I could have missed it. I loved every minute that I listen to Lynnie, H...
Great recommendation by a friend. I enjoyed that book and the glimpse into mental institutions within the USA. I warmed to Lynne, Homan and Martha quickly and this meant I was engaged in the story and cared about what happened to the characters. The story in the end was uplifting, even when there we...
I originally had this on my to-read list but my Human Socialization class had a required reading that involved a paper and this one happened to be on the list. I was not expecting to actually like it so much. It was a very interesting story that I find difficult to describe but it is in the view of ...
Life at the "School" hasn't been easy for Lynnie or Homan. They were placed in the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, an institution for those who don't have a place in the world because of their disabilities. Both Lynnie and Homan have escaped, and are looking for freedom. Unfortunately ...
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