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Morning Glory

  • 1989 first published
  • 437 pages
  • ★ 4.8 (8 ratings)
  • 13 editions

Morning Glory is a 1989 historical romance novel by LaVyrle Spencer. It takes readers to Whitney and Georgia in the WWII (1939–1945) 20th Century. Characters include Elly Dinsmore and Will Parker. It deals with man-woman relationships, Small-town America, widows and single mothers.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 76 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 13 editions.

It runs to roughly 437 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Morning Glory

LOVE IN A STRANGER'S EYES... ELLY In town, they called her "Crazy Widow Dinsmore." But Elly was no stranger to their ridicule--she had been an outsider all her life, growing up in a boarded-up old house under the strict eye of her eccentric grandparents. Now she was all alone, with two little boys to raise, and a third child on the way. WILL He drifted into Whitney, Georgia, one lazy afternoon in the summer of 1941, hoping to put his lonely past behind him. He yearned for the tenderness he had never known, the home he'd never had. All he needed was for someone to give him a chance. Then he saw her classified ad: WANTED--A husband. When he stepped across Elly Dinsmore's cluttered yard, Will Parker knew he had come home at last ...
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • WWII (1939–1945) 20th Century
  • 1941

Characters

  • Elly Dinsmore
  • Will Parker

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Small-town America
  • Widows
  • Single mothers
  • Pregnant women
  • Georgia
  • Contemporary romance

Quick answers

Who wrote Morning Glory?

Morning Glory was written by LaVyrle Spencer and first published in 1989.

What genre is Morning Glory?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.

How long is Morning Glory?

The median edition has 437 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Morning Glory?

Readers who like it often enjoy Scarlett, Whitney, My Love and April Lady.

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