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The lost mother

Paperback • 2006 • English • 1. edition

The lost mother

By Mary McGarry Morris

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About the book

It is the Great Depression. Abandoned by his beautiful wife, Henry and his two young children, Thomas and Margaret, spend that summer in a tent on the edge of Black pond. Henry, an itinerant butcher, struggles to provide for his children but often must leave them alone as he travels the county in search of work. And while Henry loves his children deeply, he is devastated by their mother's desertion, refusing to tell them why she left of if she'll return. When Mrs. Phyllis Farley, a prosperous ne...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Narrative theme: Social issues
Poverty and precarity

Book details

ISBN

9780143036456

Publisher

Penguin

Published year

2006

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The lost mother

Format

Paperback

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