The Unfortunates
Author: Graham, Laurie
ISBN: 9780007234066
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 2007
Pages: 384
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 25mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Reissue of a classic novel from the bestselling author of ‘The Future Homemakers of America’.
What hope is there for Poppy Minkel? She has kinky hair, out-sticking ears, too yellow a neck and an appetite for fun, and her mother Dora despairs of ever finding her a husband, despite the Minkel's Mustard fortune that seasons these dubious attractions. When Daddy disappears, Poppy's tendency to the unusual is quietly allowed to flourish. World War I opens new horizons. With never a moment of self-doubt, she invents her own extraordinary life in step with the unfolding century.
ISBN: 9780007234066
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 2007
Pages: 384
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 25mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Reissue of a classic novel from the bestselling author of ‘The Future Homemakers of America’.
What hope is there for Poppy Minkel? She has kinky hair, out-sticking ears, too yellow a neck and an appetite for fun, and her mother Dora despairs of ever finding her a husband, despite the Minkel's Mustard fortune that seasons these dubious attractions. When Daddy disappears, Poppy's tendency to the unusual is quietly allowed to flourish. World War I opens new horizons. With never a moment of self-doubt, she invents her own extraordinary life in step with the unfolding century.
