THE SILVER PURSE

by Elisa Bialk ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 6, 1952

Departing from her usual fare of horse and farm stories for the eight to eleven group, the author has written a warming novel of highschool romance and growth towards the knowledge of human nature- set in New Orleans- gay, but refreshingly free from the average amount of teen age frippery. Sent by her widowed father to spend a year in her mother's birthplace where she will live with her formidably conservative Aunt Stass and attend a girl's school, serious but pretty Melanie Dawes is almost immediately sought out by Jeff Mallon, a dashing but understanding B.M.O.C. in another highschool. Before Melanie finds the silver purse, an antique her mother lost at a Mardi Gras ball years before and hence the symbol of Melanie's roots of happiness, she must conquer the fears of acquaintance with new contemporaries, and make a friend of Aunt Stass who has temporarily rejected Jeff on grounds of social inferiority. Reunion and Mardi Gras festivity climax plain dealing with the whys and wherefores of conventions and emotions.

Pub Date: Oct. 6, 1952

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: World

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1952

Categories: FICTION