By Any Name
by Cynthia Voigt
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Pub Date Apr 04 2017 | Archive Date Mar 30 2017
Description
Rida is an orphan out of California who dances for the troops in the USO. Spencer is a naval officer with roots deep in New England’s upper crust. They meet during World War II at an Officer’s Club dance, and Spencer might have been dissuaded if he saw just one engagement ring on her finger, but instead, he sees four.
The courtship is easy, Rida wins him and wears his ring alone. But Rida is a wild card, and Spencer’s family can’t accept her unconventional approach to marriage, motherhood, and life.
Even Rida’s four daughters struggle to understand her, but for them it becomes a quest—to untangle the mystery of their stubborn, off-beat, clear-sighted, loving, and above all mesmerizing mother.
Award-winning author Cynthia Voigt has penned a novel for readers who grew up loving her Newbery Award-winning novels for children and young adults. By Any Name features an indelible woman who sees lines as meant to be crossed, changing the lives of all who come into contact with her indefatigable spirit.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781682303092 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 290 |
Featured Reviews
Rosemary S, Librarian
Rida meets Spenser at a USO Officer’s Club dance during World War II. He’s a naval officer from a long line of rather snooty New England blue bloods, she’s a free spirit from California with no living family. Intrigued by the fact that Rida has not one, but four engagement rings on her hand, Spenser asks her to dance and the two fall for each other, hard and fast. While Spenser may appreciate Rida’s carefree attitude, his family does not. Still, the two marry and have a family. Rida may be a married woman with children, nut that does nothing to dampen her spirit, a spirit that her own daughters have a hard time understanding. I really liked this story about being able to see your parents as more than parents, but as the people they are apart from you. I loved Voight’s YA books as a teen and I was thrilled to see she’s writing for adults
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