A World War II-era Cinderella story with a twist. Orphaned at nine, Miranda Letty is taken in by her uncle's family in Cedar Falls, IA, where she is treated like hired help, especially by her Aunt Gertrude and cousin Betty. Then Conrad Beale comes to call. Con is a rich bachelor who runs his father's manufacturing company, and his courting confers upon 17-year-old Miranda unimaginable power in the eyes of her family and community. But in this version of the fairy tale, the poor girl loves not the rich prince-although she likes him and is dazzled by the prospect of marriage-but his poor cousin Robert Laird, the most handsome and popular boy in her class.
"A World War II-era Cinderella story with a twist. Orphaned at nine, Miranda Letty is taken in by her uncle's family in Cedar Falls, IA, where she is treated like hired help, especially by her Aunt Gertrude and cousin Betty. Then Conrad Beale comes to call. Con is a rich bachelor who runs his father's manufacturing company, and his courting confers upon 17-year-old Miranda unimaginable power in the eyes of her family and community. But in this version of the fairy tale, the poor girl loves not the rich prince-although she likes him and is dazzled by the prospect of marriage-but his poor cousin Robert Laird, the most handsome and popular boy in her class."@en
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