Boston Adventure Author:Jean Stafford Boston Adventure is the story of Sonie Marburg, a young girl who grows up on the seaside longing for life in nearby Boston. Sonie admires her idol, the prim Miss Pride of Boston, a regular summer guest at the hotel where Sonie's mother works. Sonie longs to be part of Miss Prim's life and family. Her own mother is a mad Russian,... more » her father is a German cobbler, weak and finally, absent. What happens when Sonie's dream comes true and she arrives in Boston as the ward of Miss Prim? Boston Adventure is a book in which to get lost... the themes include class distinction in America, cultural determinism and the difficulties of family.« less