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Aunt Crete's Emancipation

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Romance

A Modern American Cinderella Story

"There's something real familiar about the set of her shoulders....my land! I believe she reminds me of your Aunt Crete!" - Grace Livingston Hill, Aunt Crete's Emancipation

A rich nephew from the West is coming to town and Carrie and her daughter Luella are desperate to make a lasting impression. Ashamed with their own modest lifestyle, they flee hoping to find new riches and impress Donald and leave Aunt Crete - a modest old lady treated by Carrier and Luella as a slave - to greet the guest. Donald ends up impressed with Aunt Crete and treats her kingly but what will Carrie and Luella have to say about it?

This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it.

Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

© 2015 Xist Classics (Ebook): 9781681950716

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Ebook: August 7, 2015

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