Hetty or Not: Third in Series

by Martha Sears West, Martha Sears West (Illustrator)

Overview

A young woman poised to marry her beloved must face the machinations of his former fiancée in the third installment of West's Hetty series.

In 1960, the shy, sweet 20-year-old Hetty Lawrence has graduated early from college and is thrilled to be back in her forest home. She visits "Hannah," the mighty oak tree that was once her childhood refuge and the place where she confessed her love to Morgan Morganthal. Soon after that confession, Morgan halted his wedding to Katrinka Wallace, the stunning daughter of a dwarf named Phil, who's Morgan's father's partner in a family circus business.

Morgan is finished with law school and eager to start his new life with Hetty. Then Phil dies, and Katrinka leans on Morgan for support. She also hints to Morgan that Hetty, due to a heart condition, shouldn't have children and manipulates Ignatz, a former circus employee dismissed for animal cruelty, to help her trap Morgan into marriage.

Hetty tries not to feel threatened by Katrinka's actions and does her best to fulfill Phil's dying wish for her to be a friend to his daughter. She also tries to help reignite the love between Morgan's parents and later undergoes a glamorous transformation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780990869351
Publisher:	Probitas Press
Publication date:	08/26/2015
Series:	Hetty , #3
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Award-winning author Martha Sears West grew up daydreaming and climbing trees in Bethesda, Maryland. Now the mother of three and grandmother of ten, West hopes everyone with children can see teenagers as the joy and inspiration she found hers to be. West, who received her B.A. degree in linguistics from the University of Maryland, claims to have merely provided the hand that jotted down the story. She feels Hetty composed this book herself.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

Hetty Waits

The Career Woman

I Have a Plan, Daddy

The Album

The Gossip Column

CHAPTER TWO

Yours for Keeps

The Journal Entry

In the Shade of the Bridesmaid

The Plan

CHAPTER THREE

Talking Things Over

Almost a Promise

Poor Thing

A Box of Candied Fruit

CHAPTER FOUR

Probably Both

The Charging Bull

To the Cleaners

Truth

CHAPTER FIVE

Late for Dinner

A Slip in Time

Dinner Disaster

CHAPTER SIX

Dinner Can Wait

Comings and Goings

Dessert

CHAPTER SEVEN

The Lie

Save It

Revisiting Hannah

Why These Dreams?

CHAPTER EIGHT

Happy Anniversary

Trust

The Morning News

CHAPTER NINE

Ignoring the Morning News

Flaky

The Funeral

Bereaved Beauty

CHAPTER TEN

The Train Trip

Replacing Sabrina

I Can’t Bear the Guilt

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Her Hero

Free Counsel and Advice

A Change of Heart

Wrinkle Phobia

CHAPTER TWELVE

Closer than Ever

Guts and Values

Tangled Threads

When Pigs Fly

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Fire in Her Eyes

Fat City

A Dead Cat

A Nose for News

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Consequences

Like Zorro

Questions Without Answers

Friends

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

The Holding Pen

The Nonsense Quotation

Dearly Beloved

Missing

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Cautiously

Goodbye

A Total Loss

P.S. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

A. Letter from Hetty to Parents (excerpts)

B. Letter from Max to Morgan

C. Letter from Ignatz to Morgan

D. Letter from Joseph to Katrinka

E. Letter from Hetty to Katrinka

F. Thank you note from Hetty to Melinda

G. Tilly Tells All Gossip Column

H. Note from Morgan to Pippa

Editorial Reviews

KIRKUS REVIEW: A young woman poised to marry her beloved must face the machinations of his former fiancee in the third installment of West’s (Hetty Makes it Happen, 2014, etc.) series.

In 1960, the shy, sweet 20-year-old Hetty Lawrence has graduated early from college and is thrilled to be back in her forest home. She visits “Hannah,” the mighty tree that was once her dreamy childhood refuge and the place where she later confessed her love to Morgan Morganthal. Soon after that confession, Morgan halted his wedding to Katrinka Wallace, the stunning daughter of a dwarf named Phil, who’s Morgan’s father’s partner in a family circus business. Morgan is finished with law school and eager to start his new life with Hetty. Then Phil dies, and Katrinka leans on Morgan for support. She also hints to Morgan that Hetty, due to a heart condition, shouldn’t have children and manipulates Ignatz, a former circus employee dismissed for animal cruelty, to help her trap Morgan into marriage. Hetty tries not to feel threatened by Katrinka’s actions and does her best to fulfill Phil’s dying wish for her to be a friend to his daughter. She also tries to help reignite the love between Morgan’s parents and later undergoes a glamorous transformation. West once again combines charming illustrations of Hetty and other characters with a romance plot featuring gently humorous and slightly edgy elements. The tense marriages of Morgan’s parents and Hetty’s biological father and new stepmother, for example, darken the perspectives of the lead couple—at least for a time. Katrinka continues to be a compellingly nuanced character: devious yet also a loving daughter. The proceedings can be a bit silly at times, as when muscleman Ignatz gets distracted by thoughts of a juicy burger. Still, West wraps up this romance in her trademark rollicking, family-friendly fashion, complete with a Cinderella turn by the always-appealing Hetty.

An amusing, satisfying conclusion to a charming heroine’s love story.

From the Publisher

2016-01-18
A young woman poised to marry her beloved must face the machinations of his former fiancee in the third installment of West's (Hetty Makes it Happen, 2014, etc.) series. In 1960, the shy, sweet 20-year-old Hetty Lawrence has graduated early from college and is thrilled to be back in her forest home. She visits "Hannah," the mighty tree that was once her dreamy childhood refuge and the place where she later confessed her love to Morgan Morganthal. Soon after that confession, Morgan halted his wedding to Katrinka Wallace, the stunning daughter of a dwarf named Phil, who's Morgan's father's partner in a family circus business. Morgan is finished with law school and eager to start his new life with Hetty. Then Phil dies, and Katrinka leans on Morgan for support. She also hints to Morgan that Hetty, due to a heart condition, shouldn't have children and manipulates Ignatz, a former circus employee dismissed for animal cruelty, to help her trap Morgan into marriage. Hetty tries not to feel threatened by Katrinka's actions and does her best to fulfill Phil's dying wish for her to be a friend to his daughter. She also tries to help reignite the love between Morgan's parents and later undergoes a glamorous transformation. West once again combines charming illustrations of Hetty and other characters with a romance plot featuring gently humorous and slightly edgy elements. The tense marriages of Morgan's parents and Hetty's biological father and new stepmother, for example, darken the perspectives of the lead couple—at least for a time. Katrinka continues to be a compellingly nuanced character: devious yet also a loving daughter. The proceedings can be a bit silly at times, as when muscleman Ignatz gets distracted by thoughts of a juicy burger. Still, West wraps up this romance in her trademark rollicking, family-friendly fashion, complete with a Cinderella turn by the always-appealing Hetty. An amusing, satisfying conclusion to a charming heroine's love story.

Kirkus Reviews