The Diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce- Portland, Maine, 1918
After her parents and her baby sister die from the influenza, her uncle takes her and her brother to live at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine. At first she finds their way of living strange, but gradually she adjusts. Her brother, Daniel, however, struggles and eventually escapes from the community. Lydia shares her thoughts in a diary format.
Ms. Lowry brings this time period and the Shaker community to life through Lydia's credible, engaging voice.
Photographs of the effects of the influenza and Chosen Land (Shaker Community at Sabbathday Lake) are included in the back.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
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