Here, Sarah Miller reconstructs their unprecedented upbringing with depth and subtlety, illustrating not only their resilience, but also the unique bond of their sisterhood"-Publisher.
In an effort to protect them from hucksters and showmen, the Ontario government took custody of the quints, sequestering them in a private, custom-built hospital across the road from their family. |a "When they were born on May 28, 1934, quintuplets Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie captivated the world, defying medical history with every breath they took. Dafoe himself - Science designs a life for the Dionnes - Home or science? The Dionnes' case debated - Just one big unhappy family - Guardians of Dionnes seek better relations with tots' parents - "Felt right at home with king and queen" - Dionne suing Dafoe for libel New York photo basis of action - Dionne wins control over his five girls - Quints will soon move to new home - Dionne quints get schoolmates, nine specially selected girls - Dionne quints 16 now, but no dates, says stern papa - Famous Dionne quintuplets to be separated for first time this fall - Four quints dry-eyed and close to shock - Four Dionne sisters start life anew - Boys? Million dollars? Dionnes shrug shoulders - The Dionnes : a fight for happiness - Quints' story causes new wound - The babies of Quintland now : broke and bitter. Dionne, world's most famous mother, declares she is one of the unhappiest - The private life of the Dionne quints - Quints lose stage fright, 2500 gawkers a day - Quintuplet frolics play to "standing room only" - The threat to the quints' happiness - Dionne endorsements, incorporated - Dr. |a Quintuplets born to farm wife - Canadian woman gives birth to five girls all are doing well - Country doctor struggles to save lives of Canadian mother and quintuplet girls - Progress of quintuplets amazes medical world - Star sends assistance to mother and five babes - Quintuplets may go on exhibit at Chicago fair - Quintuplets' father to get $100 a week while all live - Home turned into hospital - Parents of quintuplets dazed by sudden fame, offers, gifts - Too many showmen after quintuplets - Dionnes now have to guard quintuplets from tourist horde - Quintuplet hospital started near home of parents - Parents of babies plan for future - Parents' wishes to be ignored - Ontario adopts five world-famous little girls - Mrs. |a Includes bibliographical references and index.
|a 309 pages, 32 pages of plates : |b illustrations |c 25 cm |a New York : |b Schwartz & Wade Books, |c
|a Miracle and tragedy of the Dionne quintuplets |a The miracle & tragedy of the Dionne quintuplets / |c by Sarah Miller.
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