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Author:

Leyshon, Nell.

Title:

Colour of milk / Nell Leyshon.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publisher:

Ecco,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

171 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Women household employees--Fiction.
Fathers and daughters--Fiction.
Country life--Fiction.
England--Fiction.--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.

Summary:

Mary, the spirited youngest daughter of an angry, violent man, is sent to work for the local vicar and his invalid wife. Her strange new surroundings offer unsettling challenges, including the vicar's lecherous son and a manipulative fellow servant. But life in the vicarage also offers unexpected joys, as the curious young girl learns to read and write -- knowledge that will come at a tragic price.

ISBN:

0062245821 (hc.)
9780062245823 (hc.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)802327895

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

YSPD232 -- Camanche Public Library (Camanche)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)