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Synopsis
Copyright 1951, 7th printing 1966, hardcover with dustjacket, ex-library, 46 pages. SYNOPSIS: "Story for youth. The mousewife did all the things expected of her -- taking care of the family and gathering food, but she wanted more. When a dove had been caught in the woods and put in a cage, the mousewife found a new friend who told of the world beyond the window. This is a story of a solution based on devotion, sacrifice, and sympathy." CONDITION: Library cardholder/checkout sheet and stamps/notations inside. Dustjacket is enclosed in mylar overlay taped to cover. A few pages have light-orange scribbles. Binding is secure.
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About the Author
Rumer Godden (1907–1998) grew up in India, where her father ran a steamship company. When her husband left her penniless in Calcutta with two daughters to raise, she started to write books to pay off her many debts. She wrote more than sixty books for adults and young adults, including The Doll’s House, Impunity Jane, The Greengage Summer, and An Episode of Sparrows (also published by The New York Review Children’s Collection).
William Pène du Bois (1916–1993) was born in New Jersey to a family of artists and educated mostly in France. A founding editor of The Paris Review, Pène du Bois wrote some twenty-five books, many of which he also illustrated, including The Twenty-One Balloons, winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal.
Review
"Rumer Godden's The Mousewife, first illustrated in 1951 and reissued by The New York Review Children's Collection, is a gentle fable of liberation that the prolific British novelist and biographer, who died in 1998, wrote after escaping a loveless first marriage...Disarmingly illustrated by William Pene du Bois, this little book makes a case for empathy and daring: Why creep when you can fly?" --O, The Oprah Magazine
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The Mousewife
Seller: Goodbookscafe, Macon, GA, U.S.A.
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Condition: good. This Book is missing dust jacket. despite that book is in excellent condition with very little wear. Seller Inventory # MGV.0886824699.G
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The Mousewife
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 67568311-6