num_pages: 351
description: In the idyllically rural American Midwest, between the wars, young David is farmed out to relatives when his mother is hospitalized with a life-threatening illness. A shy and painfully sensitive only child, David slowly blossoms among the lonely, loving adults of the county home, where his Aunt Maude is head cook.
language: English
title: The Elm at the Edge of the Earth
titlecomplete: The Elm at the Edge of the Earth
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 85
places: The United States of America
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc