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Fanny's sister

by Penelope Lively · 1976

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Because she is afraid God will answer her prayer and take her new baby sister back to heaven, nine-year-old Fanny runs away from her home in Victorian England.

Themes
siblingssiblingsMore like thisLess of thispregnancypregnancyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 56 pages

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