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Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue: A Novel
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ISBN13:
9781770417069
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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.
- | Author: Christine Higdon
- | Publisher: A Misfit Book
- | Publication Date: Sep 12, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 392 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1770417060
- | ISBN-13: 9781770417069
- Author:
- Christine Higdon
- Publisher:
- A Misfit Book
- Publication Date:
- Sep 12, 2023
- Number of pages:
- 392 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1770417060
- ISBN-13:
- 9781770417069