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Heroine archetypes
Synopsis
To hop from Kensington to Nyasaland at a moment’s notice was disturbing, but so intent was Lou Prentice on her mission, that she scarcely noticed the flight. Lou was to pick up her cousin’s little boy, suddenly left an orphan, and bring him home. It proved to be a very difficult matter!
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Is The Man At Mulera appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A 1959 contemporary romance about a woman traveling from London to colonial Africa to retrieve her orphaned young cousin. Themes of grief, family obligation, and cultural adjustment with no explicit content.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of parent, grief, and abandonment.
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Who'll love this
Adult readers will appreciate this vintage story about a woman navigating an unexpected journey to Africa.