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In A White Bird Flying, Bess Streeter Aldrich chronicles the journey of young Laura Deal as she pursues her literary dreams. Set against the backdrop of small-town Nebraska, this heartwarming novel explores themes of family, ambition, and the enduring power of love and legacy..

Abbie Deal, the matriarch of a pioneer Nebraska family, has died at the beginning of A White Bird Flying, leaving her china and heavy furniture to others and to her granddaughter Laura the secret of her dream of finer things. Grandma Deal's literary aspirations... Read Full Overview

"" Abbie Deal, the matriarch of a pioneer Nebraska family, has died at the beginning of "A White Bird Flying," leaving her china and heavy furniture to others and to her granddaughter Laura the secret of her dream of finer things. Grandma Deal's literary aspirations had been... Read Full Overview

"" Abbie Deal, the matriarch of a pioneer Nebraska family, has died at the beginning of "A White Bird Flying," leaving her china and heavy furniture to others and to her granddaughter Laura the secret of her dream of finer things. Grandma Deal's literary aspirations had been... Read Full Overview

"" Abbie Deal, the matriarch of a pioneer Nebraska family, has died at the beginning of "A White Bird Flying," leaving her china and heavy furniture to others and to her granddaughter Laura the secret of her dream of finer things. Grandma Deal's literary aspirations had been... Read Full Overview