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A Novel
ISBN-13: 9781778521942
Author(s): Christine Higdon
Subjects: Fiction - Historical
Publisher: Ecw Press
Publisher Imprint: Ecw Press Digital
Publication Date: 12-09-2023
Format: Ebook
Availability: In stock
About the book
Four working-class Vancouver sisters, still reeling from the impact of World War I and the pandemic that stole their only brother, are scraping by but attempting to make the most of the exciting 1920s. Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue is a love story but like all love stories, it s complicated
Morag is pregnant; she loves her husband. Georgina can t bear hers and dreams of getting an education. Harriet-Jean, still at home with her opium-addicted mother, is in love with a woman. Isla s pregnant too and in love with her sister s husband. Only one soul knows about Isla s pregnancy, and it isn t the father. When Isla resorts to a back-street abortion and nearly dies, Llewellyn becomes hellbent on revenge. But can revenge lead to anything but disaster for a man like Llew a policeman tangled up in running rum to Prohibition America?
Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue is immersed in the complex political and social realities of the 1920s and, not-so ironically, of the 2020s: love, sex, desire, police corruption, abortion, addiction, and women wanting more. Beautifully written, with a loveable cast of characters, this novel is a tender account of love that cannot be acknowledged, of loss and regret, risk and defiance, abiding friendship, and the powerful bonds of chosen family.
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