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Sixteen-year-old Harriet Winter, the eldest daughter in a farming family, lives in the wilds of New Hampshire in 1807, where she is expected to cook, clean, and marry her neighbor. Determined to control her own life, Harriet disguises herself as a boy and goes pioneering. The sweet, slow-burn romance that plays out for smart, progressive-thinking Harriet makes for a pleasurable, affecting read.