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Elsie's Girlhood
Martha Finley

Elsie's Girlhood

Elsie Dinsmore #3
9781598564020
| Paperback
316 pages | Hendrickson Publishers | 2016
Dewey FIN
LC Classification 541

Genre

  • Historical Fiction
  • Youth Fiction

Subject

  • Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 19th Century
  • Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Christian / Historical

Plot

As Elsie Dinsmore grows up and becomes a young woman, her family undergoes major changes. Her father, Horace dinsmore, falls in love and marries sweet Rose Allison, whom elsie has loved since childhood. Soon two new members - Horace, Jr. and rosebud- join the happy family.
Elsie spends a summer with her ecocentric Aunt Wealthy and experiencesthe joy of first loveand the deep pain of betrayal. In an attempt to cure her broken heart, Elsie's family takes her on a tour of Europe. Upon her return - Where and when she least expects it - Elsie discovers the delightful wonder 0f a true and enduring love.