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Source text: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38567When frail, sickly Rose Campbell is left an orphan following the death of her father, she moves with her eccentric bachelor uncle to a place she will come to know as “Aunt Hill”. There, she meets her six aunts, each of whom has conflicting ideas on how to raise their little niece and her seven rowdy boy cousins. Through Uncle Alec’s guidance, Rose begins a new milestone and acquires valuable lessons about health, education, and character building. As Rose begins to bloom with health and vitality, she finds new happiness and learns the importance of family love that “ties all bonds”. (Summary by DariaAM)
MC: Kitty
BC: DariaAM
Co-BC: ej400
Narrator: crystalpenny
Parts DPL: ej400
Parts PLers: Kitty and DariaAM
Chapters DPL: Kitty
Editors: ej400 and crystalpenny
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This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org."
Chapter Title
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MC to select: Kitty
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