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Set in a small nineteenth-century American town, the story deals with the simple joys and sorrows in a young girl's life. Thirteen-year-old Katy was the sort of girl who might do anything next, so long as it was something exciting! Katie is a handful for her widowed father, Dr. Car and her stern aunt, Izzie, who share responsibility of raising Katy and her siblings. The arrival of her worldly, invalid cousin, Helen, exposes Katy to a world she never...
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"Bess leads a quiet life, intent on easing the burdens of her widowed father. She acts as maid, cook, and assistant in his medical practice--but she is wearied by the thankless work and her father's lack of kindness. And then a miracle happens. Lady Agatha Buxton of Astoria Abbey is seeking a physician for her ailing son, Hugh, and, sensing that Bess is trapped in her situation, offers the young woman a position as nurse. Despite Bess's father's objections,...
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