| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
328, 12 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Summary |
When Eleanora's father is shot dead on the cobblestone streets of 1910 Albania, she must abandon her dreams and struggle to survive in a remote mountain village with her stepmother Meria. Nearing starvation, Meria sells Eleanora into marriage with the cruel heir of a powerful clan. Intent on keeping her freedom, Eleanora takes an oath to remain a virgin for the rest of her life-- a tradition that gives her the right to live as a man: she is now head of her household and can work for a living as well as carry a gun. When an injured stranger stumbles into her life, Eleanora nurses him back to health, saving his life-- yet risking her own as she falls in love with him. |
| Subject |
Forced marriage -- Fiction.
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Sex role -- Fiction.
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Albania -- Fiction.
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FICTION / Coming of Age.
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FICTION / Cultural Heritage.
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FICTION / Historical.
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| ISBN |
0062660748 (paperback) : $15.99 |
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9780062660749 (paperback) : $15.99 |
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