Millie's is a small family - just a mother, a father, a small brother, Hamish, and her. Both her parents had been orphaned (and were introduced in Watts' novel Flower), but the family they created was tight-knit and loving. When Millie's mother announces that she is pregnant, it seems life is perfect. They have each other, and, although the Great Depression has brought hard times to their small town, Millie's father's services as a blacksmith are still in demand. But when her mother dies, suddenly everything changes. Her father retreats into depression and Millie, only thirteen, finds herself responsible for a newborn baby. When a stranger appears and threatens the remnants of the family even further, Millie musters courage she never dreamed she had to rebuild the home that means so much to her.
Irene N. Watts' memorable story is as complex and as comforting as family life itself.
| ISBN: | 9780887768217 |
| Publication date: | 14th August 2007 |
| Author: | Irene N Watts |
| Publisher: | Tundra |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 152 pages |
| Genres: |
Stories about Family and Friends Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering Historical Fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |