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Highlights
- A classic coming-of-age novel, A Girl of the Limberlost follows teenage Elnora as she matures from a struggling high schooler to a self-confident young woman.
- Author(s): Gene Stratton-Porter
- 290 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Classics
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A Girl of the Limberlost follows teenage Elnora as she grows from a struggling high schooler to a self-confident young woman.
Book Synopsis
A classic coming-of-age novel, A Girl of the Limberlost follows teenage Elnora as she matures from a struggling high schooler to a self-confident young woman. Elnora Comstock lives in the now-lost Limberlost Swamp in Indiana with her neglectful mother, jaded by the death of her husband. Impoverished and constantly berated by her mother, her life situation prevents her from reaching her full potential. Like a hardened diamond, Elnora forms under pressure to excel in school and music, gaining confidence and wisdom. A Girl of the Limberlost earns its spot as a classic of American literature through its thoughtful depiction of numerous complex characters with troubled relationships who earn redemption by trial and hardship.