The Amethyst Summer
- 200 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Bianca Bradbury focused her writing on contemporary issues for young adults, unafraid to tackle controversial subjects with integrity and hope. Her novels reveal a deep interest in honestly confronting life's realities, while her earlier works for younger readers showcase a profound love for animals. She exhibited a lifelong discipline in her craft and a happy zest for life, essential qualities for a writer for the young. Bradbury penned 46 books over a 40-year span, exploring themes with both courage and optimism.
A young girl spends her summer vacillating between marriage to a hardworking, stoic young man and a nursing career.