The Shrouding Woman (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780805081855)

A young girl's awakening as she becomes an apprentice to a shrouder

It was once common practice for small towns to have a shrouding woman to help put their dead to rest. Still, when eleven-year-old Evie's Aunt Flo--herself a shrouding woman--comes to town, Evie knows little of a shrouding woman's ways and wants nothing to do with this aunt of hers, especially after her own mother's recent death. But as this mysterious woman slowly makes her way into Evie's life, her strong presence brings far more than signs of death to a grieving girl's home.

Set in the mid-1800s, this lyrically written novel, centered on the little-known practice of shrouding, sensitively touches on the healing process of life.

Author: Loretta Ellsworth
ISBN-10: 0805081852
ISBN-13: 9780805081855
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 06/12/2007
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.64h x 6.64w x 0.43d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 58690 / Shrouding Woman