The White Dress
by Mignon G. Eberhart
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Excerpt from The White Dress Winnie was talking rapidly, about the week's tennis match in which, it developed as Andr questioned her, she had won a cup; about some recent changes in the house, about their trip, and the weather in New York, and how nice it was to have them there. Winnie was always dependable socially; Judith rarely. Tim peered ahead at the traffic. Judith smiled and listened. They turned along Biscayne Boulevard and the smell Of the sea came through the open windows Of the show more car. Winnie said, We had no idea you were planning to come, Father. Did you come on business or just to see us? For an instant Tim said nothing. Judith's lovely face was very still. Everyone, suddenly, in the car seemed to listen. Winnie turned, surprise in her candid face, and repeated, Why did you come? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. show lessTags
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Mignon G. Eberhart was born on July 6, 1899 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She studied English and history at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Her first novel, Patient in Room 18, was published in 1929. During her lifetime, she wrote more than 50 novels and numerous short stories including While the Patient Slept, House on the Roof, Hasty Wedding, With This show more Ring, Three Days for Emeralds, and Dead Yesterday and Other Stories. She received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1971 and the Agatha Award: Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1994. She died on October 8, 1996. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1945
- People/Characters
- Marny Sanderson; Tim Wales; Winnie Wales; Judith Wales; Andre Durant; Bill Cameron
- Important places
- Miami, Florida, USA
- Dedication
- To Helen Perce who reads them forward and backward.
- First words
- At six they landed at Miami and Judith and Winnie met them.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And took her in his arms, as if he meant to hold her there forever.
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- English, German
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