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Call the Darkness Light

by Nancy Zaroulis · 1979

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In Lowell, Massachusetts just before the Civil War, Sabra Palfrey experiences the effects of an industrialized society that scorns and exploits women, and of the Utopianism that reflects national reaction to the recent industrialization.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisMassachusettsMassachusettsMore like thisLess of thisNew EnglandNew EnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 564 pages

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