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A great group reads selection of the womens national book association and national reading group month goodreads best of the month from acclaimed author ellen marie. In the depression era, a young girl, lily, is kept in a secret attic of her family home. From acclaimed author ellen marie wiseman comes a vivid, daring novel about the devastating power of family secretsbeginning in the poignant, lurid world of a depressionera traveling circus and coming full circle in the. Join facebook to connect with ellen marie wiseman and others you may know. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. See all books authored by ellen marie wiseman, including what she left behind, and the life she was given, and more on.
The circus becomes both a refuge for depressionera misfits and a site for additional cruelty. The life she was given hamilton east public library. From acclaimed author ellen marie wiseman comes a vivid, daring novel about the devastating power of family secretsbeginning in the poignant, lurid world, isbn 9781617734502 buy the the life she was given ebook. The life she was given by ellen marie wiseman overdrive. Lilly isnt allowed to explore the meadows around blackwood manor. In the life she was given, ellen marie wiseman paints two parallel portraits of women in the blackwood family. Jul 25, 2017 a great group reads selection of the womens national book association and national reading group month goodreads best of the month from acclaimed author ellen marie wiseman comes a vivid, daring novel about the devastating power of family secretsbeginning in the poignant, lurid world of a depressionera traveling circus and coming full circle in the transformative 1950s.
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