Nobody's Girl

(En Famille)

Illustrated by Thelma Gooch · Translated by Florence Crewe-Jones

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"Nobody's Girl" by Hector Malot is a novel published in 1893. Thirteen-year-old Perrine arrives in Paris with her ill mother, possessing almost nothing but a donkey and a cart. When her mother dies, Perrine becomes an orphan and journeys to Maraucourt to find her relatives. Hiding her true identity under a false name, she seeks work at the local factories owned by the wealthy Mr. Vulfran Paindavoine. As Perrine grows closer to this man, a secret connection between them waits to be revealed.

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