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I was unsure if I would finish this book at first as it is written in the ungrammatical yet flowery voice of 17 year old Jessilyn in the year 1885. Yet, after the first few pages the chapters flew, the voice feeling natural, and the story, as Jesse might say, is a humdinger. After her father dies (her mother died when she was born, and her older brother fled) Jessilyn struggles to keep their meager ranch. Realizing she cannot do it alone, she cuts her hair, dresses in men's clothes and presents
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I was unsure if I would finish this book at first as it is written in the ungrammatical yet flowery voice of 17 year old Jessilyn in the year 1885. Yet, after the first few pages the chapters flew, the voice feeling natural, and the story, as Jesse might say, is a humdinger. After her father dies (her mother died when she was born, and her older brother fled) Jessilyn struggles to keep their meager ranch. Realizing she cannot do it alone, she cuts her hair, dresses in men's clothes and presents
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