'Lizbeth of the Dale

"Lizbeth of the Dale" is a coming of age novel about a young lady called Elizabeth of the Gordon family. Her aunt, Miss Gordon, came over to Canada to stay with her brother and his wife, to help raise their eight children. But just before she arrives, the children's mother dies at childbirth leaving behind a devastated husband unable to cope with the grief. Now Miss Gordon must rise to the challenge in dealing with the often difficult Gordon children. Especially the high-spirited Elizabeth, who many a young man has an eye for…