A proper pursuit / Lynn Austin.
Set in Chicago during the time of the World's Fair, this is the story of Violet Hayes whose search to find her mother exposes the young woman to the world about her--from high society to the poor immigrant families; from the suffragette movement to the security of a suitable marriage match. As Violet contemplates what course her life will take, she will discover the missing parts of her family's past--and, ultimately, Violet will discover herself.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780764204401
- ISBN: 0764204408
- ISBN: 9780764228919
- ISBN: 0764228919
- Physical Description: 432 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, [2007]
- Copyright: ©2007
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Subject: | World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) > Fiction. Young women > Fiction. Chicago (Ill.) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Bildungsromans. Christian fiction. |
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A Proper Pursuit
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A Proper Pursuit
When Violet Hayes ventures to Chicago during the time of the World's Fair, her one goal is to find her mother, who has been missing from her life since she was nine. Naive, impressionable, and highly imaginative (having secretly ingested a diet of romance novels and true crime stories at school), Violet stays in Chicago under the care of her grandmother and her three great aunts. It is here that her perspectives on life are opened as she is exposed to the world about her--from high society to the poor immigrant families; from the suffragette movement to the security of a suitable marriage match. As Violet contemplates what course her life will take, she will discover the missing parts of her family's past--and, ultimately, Violet will discover herself.