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Aug 3, 2010

The sisters from Hardscrabble Bay - Beverly Jensen


The sisters from Hardscrabble Bay - Jensen, Beverly

Summary: A sequence of tales chronicling the early 20th-century lives of New Brunswick sisters Idella and Avis Hillock includes "Gone," an account of their mother's heartbreaking childbirth crisis and the Pushcart Prize-nominated "Wake," in which they attend their wild father's funeral. - (Baker & Taylor)

Staff Review
I really enjoyed this tale of sisters Avis and Idella and the world as it progresses around them. Great characters and dialogue. A lovely book. The fact that the author died before seeing her only book get published makes it all the more bittersweet.

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