Publication

2018 - Thorndike Press Large Print, Michigan

Language

English

Word Count

96,250 words, Guess

Page Count

385 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101432854143
  • ISBN-139781432854140
  • OCLC Control Number1047731672
  • Better World Books9781432854140
  • Better World BooksO9-BVA-502
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCTP369.52.R69 A3 2018b

Description

In 1899, the author's uncle bought the patent to Jell-O from its inventor for $450. The sale would be one of the most profitable business deals in American history, and the generation that followed enjoyed privilege--but were also haunted by suicides, cancer, alcoholism, and mysterious ailments. More than 100 years later, Allie's mother Mary was diagnosed with incurable cancer, the disease that claimed her own mother's life. Mary began researching her family's past, determined to understand the origins of her illness and impact on her life of Jell-O and the traditional American values the company championed.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs

Other Editions

  • Jell-O girls: a family historyThorndike Press Large Print2018-01-01

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