Kerri Bennett Williamson
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 2006 paperback edition cover |
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| Author | Kerri Bennett Williamson |
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| Cover artist | B. Williamson |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Bonnets and Aprons |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | BookSurge Publishing |
| Released | October 11, 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 326 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-4196-4106-9 (first edition, paperback) |
Kerri Bennett Williamson (born February 21, 1957 in Edmonton) is the author of several non-fiction books on home education and vegetarian cuisine. Her first fictional work is Bonnets and Aprons: Fionna (BookSurge, 2006), a historical novel inspired by the works of writers such as Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters and 19th century pioneer journals. Ms. Williamson's works on home schooling can be found in lists of home schooling resources published by schools and community organizations across the country. She is an ardent promoter of the "old educational standard".
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- Home Schooling: Answering Questions (1989) (first published book)
- The Taming of Tofu (Cookbook Series) (1991)
- Natural Home Schooling: A Parent-Teacher's Guidebook to Natural Learning in the Home (1995)
- Bonnets and Aprons: Fionna (2006) (first published novel)
[edit] Bonnets and Aprons
Fionna is the first of Kerri Bennett Williamson's novel series Bonnets and Aprons. It is a historical novel set in America during the westward expansion of the 1840s, and inspired by classic Victorian literature written from a woman's point of view—specifically the works of the Brontë sisters and pre-Victorian writers such as Jane Austen.
[edit] Plot Summary
Young Fionna dreams of a family of her own, but when her mother suddenly dies in childbirth she feels compelled to devote herself solely to her younger brothers and sisters. After their father takes a new wife, Fionna’s fervent hopes for the family’s happiness are crushed by the bitter reality of their stepmother’s jealously and their father’s indifference.
Resigned to the life of a spinster, and imagining herself a tired old maid, Fionna fears that her dedication and sacrifice have forever closed the door to her destiny with the one man she ever dared to dream of.
