Josephine Lawrence

Josephine Lawrence
Josephine Lawrence (1889–1978) was an American author known for her prolific career in writing both children's books and adult fiction. She wrote more than 30 novels, often focusing on themes of family dynamics, aging, and the struggles of everyday people. Some of her best-known works include "Years Are So Long" (1934), which was adapted into the film "Make Way for Tomorrow", and "If I Have Four Apples" (1935). Lawrence also worked as a journalist and editor, contributing to magazines and newspapers throughout her career.

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GOOD NEWS   HE Willis house was very quiet. The comfortable screened porch was deserted, though a sweater in the hammock and a box of gay paper dolls on the floor showed that it had served as a play-space recently. Inside, not a door banged, not a footfall sounded. The late afternoon June sunshine streamed in through the hall window and made a broad band to the stairway which was in the shadow. The... more...

CHAPTER I "Brother," said Mother Morrison, "you haven't touched your glass of milk. Hurry now, and drink it before we leave the table." Brother's big brown eyes turned from his knife, which he had been playing was a bridge from the salt cellar to the egg cup, toward the tumbler of milk standing beside his plate. "I don't have to drink milk this morning, Mother,"... more...