Ludmilla Bollow

This memoir's subtitle describes the book pretty well.

Ludmilla, called Lulu by everyone, is the fourth of six children in the Resik family. She recounts a happy year in her childhood when everything seemed possible, and when she took the first steps from childhood to girlhood. There is plenty of sadness and distress in this large family during tough times. Their father lost his job when the factory closed, and Mama has to clean house for a wealthy doctor’s family to earn some extra money. But they manage to enjoy life – picnics by a river, visits with the farm relatives, a special school play and the hope of a magical Christmas.

It’s a charming memoir of a time gone by.
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