Everybody's Lonesome

"Everybody's Lonesome: A True Fairy Story" by Clara E. Laughlin is a novella written circa 1910 about an unhappy young woman who goes for an extended visit with her godmother. Through spending time with this older, wiser woman, our protagonist soon learns how to keep her head up and feel grateful and happy about the cards her life has dealt her, with perhaps a little everyday magic thrown in the mix.