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Williams, Sarah deFord

Palace Beautiful

233 pp. | Putnam | April, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-25298-3 $16.99
(3) 4-6 The attic where sisters Sadie and Zuzu and their new friend Bella find a journal from 1918 becomes their beloved "Palace Beautiful." Sadie, who remembers her mother's death at Zuzu's birth, sees her fears for her pregnant stepmother's health echoed in young Helen's diary entries about the influenza epidemic. Set in 1985, this novel harks back to the quiet, family-focused novels of that era.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

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