The nature of fragile things
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Published:
[Waterville, ME] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition.
Physical Desc:
511 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Status:
Broomfield Large Print Fiction
F Meiss
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"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 beautiful. While Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, his odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right. Then one early-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 onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear"--

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781432885403 (large print : hardcover : alkaline paper), 1432885405 (large print : hardcover : alkaline paper)

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"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 beautiful. While Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, his odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right. Then one early-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 onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear"--,Publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Meissner, S. (2021). The nature of fragile things. Large print edition. [Waterville, ME], Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Meissner, Susan, 1961-. 2021. The Nature of Fragile Things. [Waterville, ME], Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Meissner, Susan, 1961-, The Nature of Fragile Things. [Waterville, ME], Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Meissner, Susan. The Nature of Fragile Things. Large print edition. [Waterville, ME], Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.

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