LecClier K. (SierraK) - , reviewed on 6/1/2011 + 195 more book reviews

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Beautifully and compassionately written story. Lynnie ("Beautiful Girl") escapes from the Pennsylvania school for the Feebleminded and gives birth to her baby. (She
had gotten pregnant due to a rape at the school). Wanting to save her child from life at the institution, she goes to the house of a stranger and asks the homeowner to hide the child. The story follows Lynnie, Martha (the retired teacher who takes the baby), and Homan (Lynnie's deaf-mute friend who helped her escape) over a period of forty years.

The author did an amazing job of storytelling from the points of view of the developmentallyy disabled Lynnie and the deaf Homan.

Really enjoyed this one.

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