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What They Couldn't: A Home Story

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(4,5 Sterne; 21 Bewertungen)

The Cameron family tries to keep up in society despite their more limited finances, by "making a dollar look to [their] friends as though it was ten dollars," much to the harried father's embarrassment and potential ruin. In addition to the financial stress, the youngest daughter has been "bringing up herself," such that she's on the road to moral peril. This story follows the life of the family as they walk the tightrope between social acceptability and financial stability, moral failure and strength through the guidance of Jesus Christ. - Summary by TriciaG (11 hr 25 min)

Chapters

Family Problems

23:54

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Trying to "Belong"

23:04

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Burns and Heart-Burns

24:56

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O Wad Some Power

24:21

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In the Gloom

23:10

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"Isn't She a Terror!"

23:50

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A "Peculiar" Man

22:09

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A Lesson in Fanaticism

25:10

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Home Thrusts

24:40

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"How Will It All End?"

23:33

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"Out of His Sphere"

22:11

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A New Departure

21:28

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"A Good Fellow in Every Way"

24:07

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A New Game

22:55

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"Katherine Spelled with a K"

23:03

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Being Weighed

23:51

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"Just Once"

23:16

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A Troublesome Promise

18:51

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A Startling Witness

22:16

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The Shadows of Coming Events

22:53

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"Don't Ask Me Any Questions"

22:22

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A Persistent Friend

22:58

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Borrowed (?) Money

22:41

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"Mrs. Willis Kennedy?"

22:38

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"A Nervous Shock"

22:04

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"What's in a Name?"

21:37

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Soul-Searching

20:26

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Reconstruction

22:13

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The "Next Scene"

20:24

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"Spring Violets, After All"

24:46

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Bewertungen

More Balanced

(4 Sterne)

Pansy's books are so often focused on the evils of alcohol. This book portrays a family in the crisis of living above their income. Interestingly, it also shows that, in the 19th century, girls were somehow expected to understand the social and physical dangers of being alone with men without being taught!

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Wonderful Story - Reader is Always Fabulous

(5 Sterne)