The Girls From the Five Great Valleys
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The Girls From the Five Great Valleys by Elizabeth Savage
Five girls. Five dreams. Five destinies. Determined to climb the social ladder in Missoula, Montana, Hilary knows appearances are crucial to getting ahead--but she's in for a rude awakening. With a rough home life, Doll seeks every chance she can to escape and hang out with one of the local bad boys, but her need to be noticed may land her in serious trouble. Janet hasn't inherited the smarts of her doctor father, but she's content to let life lead her rather than grab the steering wheel. Kathy's the smartest of the group, but her know-it-all attitude can be a real turnoff. Amelia has her mother's drop-dead gorgeous looks and blue-blood Montana roots, but with a handicapped sister and an absent father, her world is waiting to shatter. As the leader of the group, Hilary doesn't make any decisions without carefully calculating the potential outcome. She's chosen the others to be her friends in order to help her achieve her goals, but each of these young women is about to discover there's little they can control when it comes to what fate has in store.
Elizabeth Savage was the acclaimed author of such novels as The Last Night at the Ritz, Summer of Pride, But Not for Love, A Fall of Angels, and Happy Ending. Her writing has also appeared in Redbook, Cosmopolitan, The Paris Review, and several English and Canadian publications. She lived most of her life in Maine and married the novelist Thomas Savage. She died in 1989. Nancy Pearl is a librarian and lifelong reader. She regularly comments on books on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. Her books include 2003’s Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Reason, 2005’s More Book Lust: 1,000 New Reading Recommendations for Every Mood, Moment and Reason; Book Crush: For Kids and Teens: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest, published in 2007, and 2010’s Book Lust To Go: Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers. Among her many awards and honors are the 2011 Librarian of the Year Award from Library Journal; the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association; the 2010 Margaret E. Monroe Award from the Reference and Users Services Association of the American Library Association; and the 2004 Women’s National Book Association Award, given to “a living American woman who …has done meritorious work in the world of books beyond the duties or responsibilities of her profession or occupation.”
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781612183206 |
| ISBN 10 | 1612183204 |
| Title | The Girls From the Five Great Valleys |
| Author | Elizabeth Savage |
| Series | Nancy Pearl's Book Lust Rediscoveries Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Amazon Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-05-27 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |