Joy Street

Frances Parkinson Keyes
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A young woman brought up in a Brahmin family on Beacon Hill and her husband are exposed to different cultures for the first time when he joins a law firm that has experimented by hiring a Jew, an Irishman, and an Italian, in addition to their traditional Protestants. Can Emily and Roger befriend these seeming upstarts without offending their own families and associates?
Genres: FictionHistorical FictionMarriageRomanceNovels
490 Pages

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