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Title: |
The Manning Girl |
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| By (author): |
Catherine Browder |
| ISBN10-13: |
1646033949 : 9781646033942 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
296 |
| Weight: |
.408 Kg. |
| Published: |
Regal House Publishing - November 2023 |
| List Price: |
17.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 10 |
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| "The novel is a quiet but strong tour de force."~Marly Swick, author of Evening News: A Novel1992. Tyler Manningâ high school teacher, part-time farmer, bachelor of 38â is planning his first day of summer vacation when a strange car approaches his Kansas farmhouse. By the time the battered Ford departs, Tyler is holding a three-week-old infant. The babyâ s father is his estranged brother. Woven throughout the narrative of May Manningâ s upbringingâ assisted by long-time neighbors and school colleaguesâ is the parallel story of Tyler and his younger brother, the charming but deceitful Mickey Manning. The possibility of Mickeyâ s return haunts Tyler throughout Mayâ s childhood. When Mickey does reappear, he brings unexpected danger into their lives. The Manning Girl reimagines George Eliotâ s 1860 fable, Silas Marner, and places it in a contemporary Midwestern frame, following the girl and her uncle/father from Mayâ s unexpected arrival to her 21st year. The Manning Girl explores, with tenderness and humor, the unique situation of a single father, supported by a surprising community. |
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