Urged at the age of eighteen to marry a man she doesn't want, Nell delays the event by working on a quilt, slowly starving herself, and observing the unhappy lot of many women in turn-of-the century Massachusetts before arriving at a decision to rescue herself from the brink of death and take charge of her life.
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Urged at the age of eighteen to marry a man she doesn't want, Nell delays the event by working on a quilt, slowly starving herself, and observing the unhappy lot of many women in turn-of-the century Massachusetts before arriving at a decision to rescue herself from the brink of death and take charge of her life.
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Very good in good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated by the author on first free endpaper. Stated 1st edition, no numberline (1st printing). Dust jacket has slight edgewear and several small closed tears. Minor shelfwear to bottoms of boards. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 162 p. Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. By the author of 'Author, Author' and 'The Latchkey Kids'. Uncommon signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.