Title:Â
Author:Â
Benton, Janet, 1963-
ISBN:Â
9780385541459
Summary:Â
"In 1883 Philadelphia, Quaker schoolteacher Lilli de Jong finds herself faced with a seemingly impossible task: how can she keep her infant daughter after being cast out by her family, abandoned by her fiancé, and rejected by society? After the unexpected death of her beloved mother, a prominent Quaker in their Germantown community, Lilli de Jong's once-orderly life becomes increasingly unrecognizable. Her father eschews their faith by marrying a cousin from outside their religious community, an
Pub Date:Â
2017
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F BEN
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Title:Â
Author:Â
Benton, Janet, 1963-
ISBN:Â
9781432839819
Summary:Â
A young woman finds the most powerful love of her life when she gives birth at an institution for unwed mothers in 1883 Philadelphia. She is told she must give up her daughter to avoid lifelong poverty and shame. Instead, she braves moral condemnation and financial ruin in a quest to keep herself and her baby alive.
Pub Date:Â
2017
Call NumberÂ
LP BEN
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