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Our Bessie

By Rosa Nouchette Carey

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

When a cheerful girl becomes stranded on a snowbound train, her kindness blossoms into an unlikely friendship that changes her world forever.

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2009-05-01
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Summary

"Our Bessie" by Rosa Nouchette Carey is a captivating story about a girl named Bessie Lambert, whose life takes an unexpected turn after a chance encounter on a snowy train ride. Bessie, known for her sunny outlook, finds a friend in Edna Sefton, a girl quite different from herself. The story looks at the different sides of family life and the challenges that come with different social classes, all while Bessie learns important lessons about herself and the world around her as she starts new friendships and relationships. Bessie's optimistic nature shines through even when she's stuck in a snowdrift, warming even the coldest of hearts in this tale of friendship and growth.

About the Author

Rosa Nouchette Carey was an English children's writer and popular novelist, whose works reflected the values of her time and were thought of as wholesome for girls. However, they are "not entirely bereft of grit and realism."

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