"I think someday you could write a book just like the lady who lived here and wrote my ire, I mean my favorite, 'Nancy and Plum.'"

"Betty MacDonald - Wikipedia

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"Chickens are just the fall guy in this funny, blunt tale"

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"Nancy and Plum by Betty MacDonald" | Goodreads

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