The year is 1910, and the four Purcell sisters have only each other. Their mother has died, leaving them orphans in a rambling country estate. But with the help of the Mackenzies -- their guardian and his family, whom the sisters come to love in very different ways -- Sarah, Frances, Julia, and Gwen find the courage to follow their own paths in a world that is rapidly changing.Avid readers and fans of historical-fiction classics will love these spirited heroines -- named the Little Women of our times by the Times of London ...
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The year is 1910, and the four Purcell sisters have only each other. Their mother has died, leaving them orphans in a rambling country estate. But with the help of the Mackenzies -- their guardian and his family, whom the sisters come to love in very different ways -- Sarah, Frances, Julia, and Gwen find the courage to follow their own paths in a world that is rapidly changing.Avid readers and fans of historical-fiction classics will love these spirited heroines -- named the Little Women of our times by the Times of London -- and will be thoroughly absorbed by their intertwining tales, full of feistiness, creativity, and young romance.Gwen is best at hiding from the world -- at least that's what her first love tells her. Left at home by her sisters, Gwen makes a success of the gardening business she so enjoys. But now, on the eve of the Second World War, she decides to travel alone to Germany, where she will be faced with an agonizing decision. Can she risk her own safety in order to save a family she barely knows?
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