Penny Plain (Historical Novel)
Author | : O. Douglas |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2020-12-17 |
ISBN-10 | : EAN:4064066396534 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Penny Plain is a novel by O. Douglas (pseudonym of Anna Buchan). This is a charming and warm tale of family, friendship and romance. The story takes place in a small Scottish town, just after WWI. The heroine of the book Jean Jardine, a Scottish girl raising her younger brothers on her own, is a young woman of high moral values and kind heart. Jardine family is poor and they had their deal of hardships, but their home is a house of joy, music and love of books, honouring the only treasure they own, their father's old library. Their everyday life is suddenly shaken when a mysterious stranger asks for their hospitality.