![]() ![]() Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, Heidi by Johanna Spyri, and A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. She has created unique, illustrated covers for the Puffin in Bloom book collection, which includes such classics as L. Whether they're putting on a play, forming a secret society, or celebrating Christmas, there's one thing they can't help wondering: Will Father return home safely?īased in Winter Park, Florida, Anna Bond of Rifle Paper Co., a worldwide stationery and gift brand, is an artist best known for her whimsical designs which often include hand-painted illustrations and lettering. But with their father away at war, and their mother working to support the family, they have to rely on one another. The four March sisters couldn't be more different. Grown-up Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. In this novel, as in real life, the truths about the dangers of tobacco will not emerge until 45 years later.ĭon Noble’s newest book is Alabama Noir, a collection of original stories by Winston Groom, Ace Atkins, Carolyn Haines, Brad Watson, and eleven other Alabama authors.About the Book "First published in the United States of American in two parts, 1868, 1869 by Roberts Brothers of Boston."īook Synopsis Louisa May Alcott's classic tale of four sisters in a deluxe hardcover edition, with beautiful cover illustrations by Anna Bond, the artist behind world-renowned stationery brand Rifle Paper Co. This is not a novel of alternative history like Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America.” I think we know the answer to this dramatic question. Maddie learns this and the question becomes, will anyone blow the whistle, do the right thing, even if it wrecks the economy of the town and many of the people in it. In ads, doctors recommend it to reduce stress, help weight loss.Īnd the company Bright Leaf is just coming out with a new cigarette, MOMints, especially for women and most especially for pregnant women, even though, in this 1946 novel, management know that cigarettes probably contribute to lower birth weight, increase infant mortality. Tobacco, Americans are being told, is good for your health. Like everyone, she is inundated with tobacco advertising. Myers explores larger issues as Maddie learns a lot more than petty gossip. ![]() This is not just a competent novel exposing small-town peccadilloes. There is some commentary on the social strata, just what you might expect, and there is even a quick look at attitudes towards male homosexuality and lesbianism in this little, straitlaced town.Įverybody has some kind of secret in a culture where conformity is absolute. We are also told that “women tended to share more when they stood on a seamstress’ platform.” We learn about the women - some are friendly, sensible ladies some are snobs and harridans. We are told of a “scalloped peplum” and a “matching scalloped mini -cape.” We learn a great deal about colors, fabrics and draping, fitted bodices and pleated skirts, hemlines, necklines, waistlines, plunging backs and slitted sides. The wives of middle management, “Second Tier,” have store-bought dresses to be altered, fitted, enhanced so they look to the untrained eye, perhaps, bespoke. Original and stunning new dresses have to be handmade for the very wealthy First Tier Tobacco Wives. ![]() ![]() The huge end-of-summer benefit “gala” is in a few weeks. ![]()
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