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The longer I think about this book, the more I like it. In a world dominated by (awesome) speculative fiction, this is a solidly researched historical fiction novel. Amelia is a young girl just arriving in San Francisco during the Goldrush. She, her mother, and her mother's friend are moving there so that the women can start a dress-making business in the burgeoning city. But starting out in a new city, before their house-on-a-barge arrives, is hard. So Amelia takes it upon herself to make cash
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Nov 27, 2010
Rachel
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Sara
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