A Clearing in the Forest
1978
First Published
3.56
Average Rating
109
Number of Pages
Aided by resourceful young Wilson Catchner, Frances Crawford, a physician's aging widow with a great love for nature, wages battle against the powerful oil company that obtains drilling rights to her land
Avg Rating
3.56
Number of Ratings
9
5 STARS
44%
4 STARS
11%
3 STARS
11%
2 STARS
22%
1 STARS
11%
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Author
Gloria Whelan
Author · 53 books
Gloria Whelan is the best-selling author of many novels for young readers, including Homeless Bird, winner of the National Book Award; Fruitlands: Louisa May Alcott Made Perfect; Angel on the Square and its companion, The Impossible Journey; Once on This Island, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; Farewell to the Island; and Return to the Island. She lives with her husband, Joseph, in the woods of northern Michigan.
