| The Other Anna Contributor(s): Esstman, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060977671 ISBN-13: 9780060977672 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98050457 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.31" W x 8.03" (0.60 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Midwest - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - Iowa - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Three generations of women fall prey to the ecstasy and danger of desire. Anna Berter is a teenager growing up in a privileged home in Iowa just before World War I. Anna's life is dominated by two women: her stern mother and her adoring Scottish housekeeper, the Old One, who fills Anna's imagination with Celtic legends and songs. But Anna's years of idyllic innocence end with the arrival of Hailus Tucker, a houseguest who charms all the ladies and leaves one--the housekeeper's granddaughter, Edwina--pregnant. When Anna's family adopts the illegitimate child, Anna demands the truth about the child's father. Truth ultimately brings tragedy for Edwina and reveals long-kept secrets about Anna's own origins. The Old One's mythic visions help Anna discover herself and push her, breathless, into womanhood. |
Contributor Bio(s): Esstman, Barbara: - Barbara Esstman lives in Oakton, Virginia. Hallmark Hall of Fame has made into television movies both this book (under the title Secrets) and her second book, Night Ride Home. Esstman has received the Redbook fiction award, nominations for the Pushcart Prize and the Library of Virginia Fiction Award, as well as grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. |