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IL: UG - BL: 11.7 - AR Pts: 14
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"A sinful act ruins the lives of three people, especially that of Hester Prynne, a young, beautiful, and dignified woman, who has conceived a child out of wedlock and receives a public punishment of having to wear a scarlet "A" on her clothing. Despite Hester's attempts through the years to distance herself from her past and repent for her sins, she continues to be rejected by society. A best-seller upon its publication in 1850, The Scarlet Letter's...
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The impact of a grandmother's diary on a modern woman. The diary is that of Augusta Hillyard, who was 40 when she began writing it at the turn of the century. The reader is Zoe Hillyard, 40, of Los Angeles, returned to her family's mansion in Boston for the duration of a film shoot. A first novel.
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"Daughtie Winfield is outspoken in her support for the rights of others, from the mill girls threatening a strike over pitiful working conditions to the immigrants living on the other side of town. So she is unprepared for the hostility aroused by her growing friendship with Liam Donohue, an Irish artisan. As dissension and upheaval threaten the textile industry, Daughtie longs for peace - in her work and within her heart"--The publisher.
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