Emmeline

Emmeline

From the <I >New York Times </I>bestselling author of <I>Looking for Mr. Goodbar—</I>a haunting tale of forbidden love set against the backdrop of the American industrial revolution.<BR><BR><I >This is the story of Emmeline Mosher, who, before her fourteenth birthday, was sent from her home on a farm in Maine to support her family by working in a cotton mill in Massachusetts.</I><BR> <BR><I ></I>So begins the sixth novel by the author of <I>Looking for Mr. Goodbar. </I>But nothing Judith Rossner has written can prepare the reader for this haunting love story of a young girl thrust into one of America’s early industrial towns, then drawn into a love affair for which she is far from ready.<BR> <BR>In <I>Emmeline, </I>Rossner brings us the intensity, grasp of character, and storytelling ability that have distinguished her novels of modern women.