The nature of fragile things
(Book)
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Published
New York, New York : Berkley, [2022].
ISBN
9780451492197, 0451492196
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | FICTION MEISSNER, S. | Checked out |
Glen Ellyn Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC MEISSNER, SUSAN | Checked out |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Earthquakes -- Fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Irish fiction -- California -- San Francisco -- Fiction.
Mail order brides -- Fiction.
Novels.
Romans.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Irish fiction -- California -- San Francisco -- Fiction.
Mail order brides -- Fiction.
Novels.
Romans.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
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Published
New York, New York : Berkley, [2022].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
367 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780451492197, 0451492196
Notes
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Includes readers guide.
Description
"Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly handsome. Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, but Martin's odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right. Then one spring evening, a stranger at the door sets in motion a transforming chain of events. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women. The first, pretty and pregnant, is standing on her doorstep. The second is hundreds of miles away in the American Southwest, grieving the loss of everything she once loved. The fates of these three women intertwine on the eve of the devastating earthquake, thrusting them into a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear."--Back cover
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Meissner, S. (2022). The nature of fragile things . Berkley.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meissner, Susan, 1961-. 2022. The Nature of Fragile Things. Berkley.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meissner, Susan, 1961-. The Nature of Fragile Things Berkley, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Meissner, Susan. The Nature of Fragile Things Berkley, 2022.
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