Rich in Love (Contemporary American Fiction) - Softcover

Humphreys, Josephine

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9780140102833: Rich in Love (Contemporary American Fiction)

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ISBN 10: 0140102833 ISBN 13: 9780140102833

Publisher: Penguin, 1988

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An unforgettable seventeen-year-old girl is the heroine of this moving story set in South Carolina. Though numerous events combine to create a terrific upheaval in Lucille's life, she emerges, finally, as a surprising young woman.

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About the Author:

Josephine Humphreys is the author of Dreams of Sleep, which won the 1985 Hemingway Foundation Award for a first work of fiction; of Rich in Love, made into a major motion picture; and of The Fireman's Fair (all available from Penguin).

Synopsis:

When the fabric of her family is suddenly torn, Lucille Odom, a wise and precocious high-school student locates new inner resources and steps across the threshold of womanhood and emotional maturity.

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