ASIN: B0713R1DFP
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 372
It’s 1895 in North Carolina, and in some way, Kit Pridgeon is a girl like any other from Fish Town. She’s had a bit of schooling, and now she works at the local cannery. Her friend Letty dreams of marriage and a family of her own. Kit could choose that life, but she wants more. But it’s 1895 in North Carolina, and her options are limited. In the newspaper, she sees an advertisement calling for young women to go and work for the Harvey Company – a growing chain of restaurants - that serves hungry railway passengers traveling to the untamed west. But the interview is miles away in Raleigh…does she dare? Will she leave her family and the life she knows, and risk everything for independence and adventure? Yes, she will! But it’s not easy. Leaving home is only the first of many challenges for Kit, from facing her own doubts to proving herself, and standing up to the judgment of others – ...
