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Aleta Dey

Aleta Dey

Beynon, Francis Marion

Hardcover

Historical FiguresFiction AnthologiesCivil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN10: 1169259286
ISBN13: 9781169259287
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 138
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.38 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Aleta Dey is a novel by Francis Marion Beynon that tells the story of a young woman named Aleta who grows up in rural Manitoba, Canada, in the early 20th century. Aleta is a strong-willed and independent character who is determined to make a life for herself despite the challenges she faces.The novel follows Aleta as she navigates the complexities of rural life, including poverty, sexism, and the harsh realities of the natural world. Along the way, she falls in love with a young man named Jim, who shares her passion for the land and the outdoors.As Aleta and Jim build a life together, they face a series of challenges that test their commitment to each other and their shared values. From droughts and floods to family conflicts and personal tragedies, Aleta and Jim must find a way to overcome these obstacles and stay true to themselves.Throughout the novel, Beynon paints a vivid picture of life in rural Canada, capturing the beauty and brutality of the natural world and the struggles of those who live off the land. Aleta Dey is a powerful and moving story of love, resilience, and the human spirit.I think I was born to be free, but my parents, with God as one of their chief instruments of terror, frightened me into servility. Perhaps I owe it to the far horizons of my Canadian prairie birth-place; perhaps to the furious tempests that rocked our slim wooden dwelling, or it may be to the untrammelled migration of birds to distant lands that the shame of being a coward has survived their chastening.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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