"The novel is a quiet but strong tour de force."~Marly Swick, author of Evening News A Novel1992. Tyler Manning high school teacher, parttime farmer, bachelor of 38is planning his first day of summer vacation when a strange car approaches his Kansas farmhouse. By the time the battered Ford departs, Tyler is holding a threeweekold infant. The babys father is his estranged brother. Woven throughout the narrative of May Mannings upbringingassisted by longtime neighbors and school colleaguesis the parallel story of Tyler and his younger brother, the charming but deceitful Mickey Manning. The possibility of Mickeys return haunts Tyler throughout Mays childhood. When Mickey does reappear, he brings unexpected danger into their lives. The Manning Girl reimagines George Eliots 1860 fable, Silas Marner, and places it in a contemporary Midwestern frame, following the girl and her uncle/father from Mays unexpected arrival to her 21st year. The Manning Girl explores, with tenderness and humor, the unique situation of a single father, supported by a surprising community.

Binding: Paperback;296 pages; Publisher: Regal House Publishing LLC; Classification: FA; Weight: 532 g; Dimensions: 138 x 216 x 23

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