Dora Deane; Or, The East India Uncle

Name: Dora Deane; Or, The East India Uncle
Author: Mary Jane Holmes

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CEFR level: C1
Length: 22 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

Twelve-year-old Dora Deane faces the cold, lonely prospect of life without her ailing mother, sent to live with relatives she barely knows. Amid heartbreak and secrets, she clings to hope that her mysterious Uncle Nathaniel will offer the family she desperately needs.

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