The first novel of Trollope's six-part Palliser series, also known as the Parliamentary Novels, "Can You Forgive Her?" revolves primarily around the young Alice Vavasor, a woman who cannot decide which of two men to marry. While the respectable gentleman John Grey seems the wiser choice, his lack of ambition pales to her virulent and aspiring cousin George. She alternately accepts and rejects each man, only increasing the confusion she feels concerning...

Polly Smrcka's family emigrated from Serbia to America and settled in Hatch Hollow near Union City, Pennsylvania in the 1920's. One of thirteen children, Polly recounts her childhood memories of the many humorous and poignant episodes that filled her life.

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