Book description
For over 100 years, no one wanted to be sent to the Sheldon Poor Farm. By 1968, no one wanted to leave.Amid the social turmoil of 1968, the last poor farm in Vermont is slated for closure. By the end of the year, the twelve destitute residents remaining will be…
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This is a heart-wrenching story, well written by an author I admire. The time is 1968, and the last remaining poor farm in Vermont is about to be closed down. Hazel and Paul Morgan have been managing the poor farm for the past twenty years with efficiency and care. They are upset that it will be closed and are concerned about where the remaining residents will go to live. Because of her own tragic childhood, Hazel has a great deal of empathy for the people in her care. All the characters in the story are well described and very real.…
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