Betsy & Lilibet

By James Schuyler, John Ashbery, James Ashberry, John and Schuyler

Book Overview

London, 1926: two baby girls are born just hours and miles apart. One you know as the Queen of England, but what of the other girl--the daughter of an undertaker named in her honor? Betsy Sunshine grows up surrounded by death in war-torn London, watching her community grieve for their loved ones while dealing with her own teenage troubles . . . namely her promiscuous sister Margie. As Betsy grows older we see the how the country changes through her eyes, and along the way we discover the birth of a secret that threatens to tear her family apart. Sophie Duffy dazzles in her latest work of family/historical fiction. A tale which spans generations to explore the life and times of a family at the heart of their community, the story of a stoic young woman who shares a connection with her queenly counterpart in more ways than one. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564785203
• ISBN13: 9781564785206
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 7.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher