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Rebecca's mom has more than she can handle with seven kids and a farm after her husband dies, and so off Rebecca goes to live with her two maiden aunts in the brick house in town. Rebecca goes to school, and she gets a great education there, with an influential teacher to guide her. She befriends a rich benefactor as well as an elderly couple and all of these people---the aunts, the teacher, the rich man, the elderly couple---all of them influence her in strong and positive directions.
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Oct 09, 2022
Linda Martin
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Very melodramatic! This novel is frequently compared to Anne of Green Gables but Rebecca has a personality of her own which is usually portrayed as being extremely perfect although she makes her share of childish mistakes. She is well-liked by everyone who knows her.
We meet Rebecca as she boards the stage on her way to her aunts' home. She has two childless aunts and they've invited her to live with them since her mother has an abundance of children and their father passed away. Her mother and s ...more
We meet Rebecca as she boards the stage on her way to her aunts' home. She has two childless aunts and they've invited her to live with them since her mother has an abundance of children and their father passed away. Her mother and s ...more
I read this because 1) I was hearing all of these "Rebecca" references and figured I shouldn't be in the dark, and 2) I'm going to Maine and this showed up on the Maine books list. It was a pleasant, easy read, and I had fun reading something written over a century ago.
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I remember loving this book as a child.
Sep 15, 2011
Stephanie
marked it as to-read
Aug 31, 2012
Kirsten Barber
marked it as to-read-soon
Feb 02, 2013
Kim DeCina
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Nov 05, 2015
Terri
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Sep 28, 2016
Tracyene
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Jan 21, 2021
Christi
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