"Tattler's Branch" by Jan Watson tells the story of Lilly, a doctor in a mine camp during the early 20th Century. Lilly's friend and a neighbor, Armina, witnesses a murder and rescues the victim's baby. Armina's health quickly deteriorates and Lilly must care for the special needs baby. Meanwhile, the baby's father is lurking about trying to get his child back in underhanded ways.
I liked this book in that it showed that the myth of women only working from home is untrue and that women have been doing the housework and much, much for since the beginning. The characters are great, the writing is good. Armina is supposed to be 20 but acts much, much older. I would rather the writer had just made her older. The book also gave a good description of how infants with Down's Syndrome were viewed at the time. I received this book for free from Tyndale Publishing.
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