Dear Enemy
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A charming work of epistolary fiction, Dear Enemy chronicles the transformation of socialite Sallie McBride, who reluctantly takes charge of the John Grier Home — the same orphanage her friend Judy Abbott once escaped — and discovers an unexpected calling in reforming its grim, outdated conditions. Through a witty and warmhearted series of letters, Sallie details her battles with the orphanage's crusty physician, Dr. Robin MacRae — her self-proclaimed dear enemy — as their spirited arguments gradually give way to mutual respect and romance. Jean Webster infuses the narrative with sharp social commentary, illustrating the Progressive Era's growing concern for child welfare and institutional reform without ever sacrificing the story's irresistible humor and lightness. The novel stands as a companion to Webster's beloved Daddy-Long-Legs, carrying forward its epistolary charm while presenting a heroine whose journey from reluctant caretaker to passionate advocate is both laugh-out-loud funny and genuinely moving.
Author: Jean Webster
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956, Hodder and Stoughton, London
Genre: Romance
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A charming work of epistolary fiction, Dear Enemy chronicles the transformation of socialite Sallie McBride, who reluctantly takes charge of the John Grier Home — the same orphanage her friend Judy Abbott once escaped — and discovers an unexpected calling in reforming its grim, outdated conditions. Through a witty and warmhearted series of letters, Sallie details her battles with the orphanage's crusty physician, Dr. Robin MacRae — her self-proclaimed dear enemy — as their spirited arguments gradually give way to mutual respect and romance. Jean Webster infuses the narrative with sharp social commentary, illustrating the Progressive Era's growing concern for child welfare and institutional reform without ever sacrificing the story's irresistible humor and lightness. The novel stands as a companion to Webster's beloved Daddy-Long-Legs, carrying forward its epistolary charm while presenting a heroine whose journey from reluctant caretaker to passionate advocate is both laugh-out-loud funny and genuinely moving.