Lidie, the Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton: A Novel by Jane Smiley Book ClubWinter, 1855. America's future is precarious; civil war looms on the horizon. After her abolitionist husband is murdered in the lawless Kansas Territory, Lidie Newton returns, in mourning, to her hometown of Quincy, Illinois. But her sisters have little comfort to offer, and Lidie is haunted by the memories of her failuresuntil she takes an interest in her niece, Annie. Beautiful, self assured, and mischievous, Annie sticks out in Quincy. She becomes
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who will merge with his pregnant fiancée Annie
Aaron stands by Kady’s side
Ox was twenty-three when murder came to town and tore a hole in his heart
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offers a rare personal look inside his own hopes and wishes for his child--and in doing so gifts children and parents everywhere with a gently sweet and humorous missive about our world and those who call it home