Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril and Romance, by Marthe Jocelyn, is the story of Mable and her sister Viola.Viola has secured a job as a teacher in Sellerton, Ontario. Mable is to accompany her, finish her last year of school and become the teacher's assistant. They will be lodging with the Goodhands on their farm.
Mable hopes her new life will be full of excitement and romance. But it is quite similar to the life she left behind. There are still chores to do, church to attend, and social rules to follow.
But things change when Mable meets Mrs. Rattle - a writer and suffragist.
Told through Mable's diary entries, newspaper articles, and the adventure story Mable writes to her best friend, this novel is funny and inspiring - set during an era when women has little to inspire them.
Jocelyn, Marthe. (2004). Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril and Romance. Cambridge: Candlewick Press.
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