THE BOUND GIRL

by Nan Denker ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 16, 1957

Felicie Charreau, a bereft Huguenot refugee, comes to Boston in 1712 and, although she is deeply religious, the Todd family's strict Puritanism proves to be a confining atmosphere. Hannah Todd disapproves of her French dress and even of her French accent, and decides to call her Felicity. The local tax collector, Stoneman, resents her and makes her life difficult. But through the months and years Felicity does not lose her gaiety and manages to share it with the Todds and their children. In turn the formative ideals of the new country become part of her and when the chance comes to return to her former life of wealth, as the daughter of a Paris designer, she turns it down for marriage to the Todds' son, Nathan, and a rightful place in the young years of America. Seriously toned and uncomplicated.

Pub Date: Aug. 16, 1957

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Farrar, Straus

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1957

Categories: FICTION