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Rich in Love

by Josephine Humphreys · 1988

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At the age of seventeen, Lucille Odom finds herself the middle of an unexpected domestic crisis. As she helps guide her family through its discontent, Lucille discovers in herself a woman rich in wisdom, rich in humor, and rich in love.

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coming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of thiswomen’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisAmerican SouthAmerican SouthMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 262 pages

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