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The Madam
The Madam
Author: Julianna Baggott
West Virginia, 1924: Alma works in a hosiery mill where the percussive roar of machinery has far too long muffled the engine that is her heart. When Alma's husband decides that they should set out to find their fortune in Florida, Alma has little choice but to leave her three children and ailing mother behind. But when Alma is then abandoned at ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780743454582
ISBN-10: 0743454588
Publication Date: 8/24/2004
Pages: 320
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2.7 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Women in the 1920's had two choices ,either they were married and did what they were told, or they did what they had to to survive.


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