Dorothy Canfield Fisher

An American family in small Vermont village.

Timid and small for her age, nine-year-old Elizabeth Ann discovers her own abilities and gains a new perception of the world around her when she goes to live with relatives on a farm in Vermont.

A collection of seven stories by the Danish author, written in English and first published in 1934.

For all the stories, Dorothy Canfield has drawn upon her own deeply human experiences and her love and understanding of her fellow man. The reader will find stories of her beloved Vermont, where she joins her neighbors in the day-by-day struggle with community living; of wartime France, where she was active in relief work during World War I; of the Basque country, where she lived for a year; and of ordinary men, women, and children in everyday family...