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Came A Cavalier

by Frances Parkinson Keyes · 1947

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When Connie is humiliated by her college boyfriend, she drops out of Tufts and becomes a nurse in France during WWI. There, due to scarcity, she is suddenly more attractive to men and gains much needed confidence but ultimately experiences both joy and real heartbreak.

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FranceFranceMore like thisLess of thisMassachusettsMassachusettsMore like thisLess of thisNormandyNormandyMore like thisLess of thisParisParisMore like thisLess of thisWinchesterWinchesterMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
long · 435 pages

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