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Feather Crowns
Feather Crowns
Author: Bobbie Ann Mason
Set in the apocalyptic atmosphere of 1900--a time when many Americans were looking for signs foretelling the end of the world--Feather Crowns is the story of a young woman who unintentionally creates a national sensation. A farm wife living near the small town of Hopewell, Kentucky, Christianna Wheeler gives birth to the first recorded set of qu...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780060167806
ISBN-10: 0060167807
Pages: 454
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4 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Harpercollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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marciebnp avatar reviewed Feather Crowns on
Helpful Score: 2
I never did finish this book. Although I enjoyed the description of Early 20th century Rural Kentucky Life, I just found it a little too depressing to go on.
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Helpful Score: 2
What other novel about quintuplets born to a radically changed woman in the year 1900 would satisfy you so much? This author is terrific in her character descriptions, a sort of "country singer of the page," as one reviewer put it. An engaging story, a good read.
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...Cristie is a salt-of-the-Earth woman who gives birth to quintuplets. She and her family are well-intentioned, but ill-equipped to handle the needs of five babies. This story held my attention with its backwoods language and superstitions about women and babies.


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