"Daisy" by Susan Warner is a story that follows a young girl named Daisy as she grows up, learns from her governess Miss Pinshon, and gets used to living at her family's big house, Magnolia. The book shows how Daisy deals with being a kid, learning new things, and understanding the differences between rich and poor people. Starting with her reflections on the changes in her life after her father's accident, Daisy goes to Magnolia with her Aunt Gary and waits for Miss Pinshon. At Magnolia, Daisy feels complicated feelings as she deals with sadness and being alone. The story then shows how Daisy gets along with her cousin Preston and Miss Pinshon, as well as how she learns about herself and the different people who work on her family's plantation.
Daisy
By Susan Warner
A young girl's bright world turns gray as she moves to a new home, gains a governess, and begins to understand the complexities of family and society.
Summary
About the AuthorSusan Bogert Warner was an American Presbyterian writer of religious fiction, children's fiction, and theological works. She is best remembered for her massive bestseller The Wide, Wide World. Her other works include Queechy, The Hills of the Shatemuc, Melbourne House, Daisy, Walks from Eden, House of Israel, What She Could, Opportunities, and House in Town. Warner and her sister, Anna, wrote a series of semi-religious novels that had extraordinary sales, including Say and Seal, Christmas Stocking, Books of Blessing, and The Law and the Testimony.
Susan Bogert Warner was an American Presbyterian writer of religious fiction, children's fiction, and theological works. She is best remembered for her massive bestseller The Wide, Wide World. Her other works include Queechy, The Hills of the Shatemuc, Melbourne House, Daisy, Walks from Eden, House of Israel, What She Could, Opportunities, and House in Town. Warner and her sister, Anna, wrote a series of semi-religious novels that had extraordinary sales, including Say and Seal, Christmas Stocking, Books of Blessing, and The Law and the Testimony.
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