Sunnybrook
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1938
The novel opens with Rebecca’s journey from her family’s farm to live with her two aunts, her mother’s older sisters Miranda and Jane Sawyer, in their brick house in Riverboro. Rebecca is the second-oldest of seven children. Most of the children have fanciful names, such as Marquis and Jenny Lind, influenced by their father’s artistic … Read more
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) The musically talented Rebecca Winstead (Shirley Temple) auditions for the radio role of Little Miss America and wins, but she leaves the studio believing that she had lost. Soon after, Rebecca’s greedy stepfather and legal guardian (William Demarest) becomes disappointed in her losing the audition and decides she’s no longer … Read more