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A gently comic picture of life in an English country town in the mid-nineteenth century, Cranford describes the small adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle- aged spinster sisters striving to live with dignity in reduced circumstances. Rich with humor and filled with vividly memorable characters—including the dignified Lady Glenmire and the duplicitous showman Signor Brunoni—Cranford is a portrait of kindness, compassion, and hope.]]> 1413437 3.97 8172 1825 1853 0 2009-06-30T13:11:54-07:00 957238 72 2009-06-30T13:11:54-07:00 3 0 false Thu Jul 02 07:18:53 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 16:32:14 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 07:18:53 -0700 2009