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Miss Gibbie Gault

1911

Kate Langley Bosher

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Miss Gibbie Gault

Kate Langley Bosher

1911

American Literature, Novels

Miss Gibbie Gault is a force of nature in a small Southern town, and she has never much cared for propriety. When young Mary Cary returns home bristling with modern ideas and ambitions that send the established order into quiet convulsions, these two unlikely women find each other and become theTalk of the town. The Needlework Guild, where local women gather to gossip and judge, serves as the battlefield where old ways meet new convictions. Miss Gibbie answers to no one; Mary Cary dreams of a life the town doesn't have templates for. Together, they become something the community neither expected nor quite knows how to handle. Bosher writes with sharp wit and genuine affection for her characters, finding comedy in social conventions while also understanding the real weight they carry. This is a story about the courage it takes to remain yourself in a place that demands conformity, and the unexpected friendships that bloom when two stubborn women decide to stop apologizing for who they are.

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1911. Contents: The Guild of Gossips; The Views of Miss Gibbie; Apple-Blossom Land; The Council Chamber; In which Mary C...

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