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EAN: 9780385333443 ISBN: 0385333447 Label: Delta Trade Paperbacks Manufacturer: Delta Trade Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: 1998-03 Publisher: Delta Trade Paperbacks Studio: Delta Trade Paperbacks Editorial Review: Product Description: The story of Emmeline Mosher, who, before her 14th birthday, was sent from her home on a farm in Maine to support her family by working in a cotton mill in Massachusetts. The year was 1839. An extraordinary novel from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR, the story of a desperate young girl thrust into one of America's early industrial towns is a haunting tale of seduction. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Glad to have found this book againI read this book at least 10 years ago, and had forgotten about it. Then recently there was someone with the name of Emmeline on television - no relation in any way, but it made me think of the book. I remembered the storyline and thought it unique, so I check Amazon, and of course, it was available. (And BTW, the book was advertised as "used", and I paid less than a dollar for it, but it was brand new.) :-) All the other reviewers have done a great job of reviewing it, and I can't ... Read More Rating:  - Stunningly DullI suppose I'll be the thorn among all the glowing praise for this book, but I found it incredibly dull. Having just ripped through "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" I was hoping to have the same type of compelling experience, but was sadly mistaken. I got virtually no emotion from this book and the historial "details" were so general anyone could have thought them up. The dialogue was flat out bad, not at all like the sharply observed voices of "Goodbar". This was the writer who, in "Goodbar", sardonically ... Read More Rating:  - A Mixed BagA Mixed Bag Part I of Rossner's two-part novel, based on a family tragedy that occurred in the early 1800s in Massachusetts, deserves four or five stars. Part II does not. In Part I, Rossner is fully engaged with her story and plays out the smallest details of Emmeline's life as a young mill worker in Lowell, Massachusetts. The narrative is beautifully written and credible--even though the author obviously couldn't have been privy to the many private conversations and events in the story. ... Read More Rating: - EmmelineThis is one of the best books i ever read! It is based on a true story. The year is 1839. Emmeline is 13 years old, living on a farm in Maine with her family. Times are hard and Emmeline (who has never left Fayette, Maine) is sent to Massachusetts to work in a cotton mill to help support her family. I don't want to say too much, but i think anyone that loves reading will love this book!!! Rating: - BrrrThis is one cold book. Probably says more about Rossner than "Looking for Mr. Goodbar". Everything is laid out very matter of fact, very dispassionate, stand back and away, look but don't touch, it might hurt. A must read, if just to wake one up to the cruelty of life. |
