The linen queen: a novel
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Abandoned by her father and neglected by her self-centered, unstable mother, Sheila McGee cannot wait to escape the drudgery of her mill village life in Northern Ireland. Her classic Irish beauty helps her win the 1941 Linen Queen competition, and the prize money that goes with it finally gives her the opportunity she's been dreaming of. But Sheila does not count on the impact of the Belfast blitz which brings World War II to her doorstep. Now even her good looks are useless in the face of travel restrictions, and her earlier resolve is eroded by her ma's fear of being left alone.
When American troops set up base in her village, some see them as occupiers but Sheila sees them as saviors—one of them may be her ticket out. Despite objections from her childhood friend, Gavin O'Rourke, she sets her sights on an attractive Jewish-American army officer named Joel Solomon, but her plans are interrupted by the arrival of a street-wise young evacuee from Belfast.
Frustrated, Sheila fights to hold on to her dream but slowly her priorities change as the people of Northern Ireland put old divisions aside and bond together in a common purpose to fight the Germans. Sheila's affection for Joel grows as she and Gavin are driven farther apart. As the war moves steadily closer to those she has grown to love, Sheila confronts more abandonment and loss, and finds true strength, compassion, and a meaning for life outside of herself.
When American troops set up base in her village, some see them as occupiers but Sheila sees them as saviors—one of them may be her ticket out. Despite objections from her childhood friend, Gavin O'Rourke, she sets her sights on an attractive Jewish-American army officer named Joel Solomon, but her plans are interrupted by the arrival of a street-wise young evacuee from Belfast.
Frustrated, Sheila fights to hold on to her dream but slowly her priorities change as the people of Northern Ireland put old divisions aside and bond together in a common purpose to fight the Germans. Sheila's affection for Joel grows as she and Gavin are driven farther apart. As the war moves steadily closer to those she has grown to love, Sheila confronts more abandonment and loss, and finds true strength, compassion, and a meaning for life outside of herself.
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Subjects
Subjects
Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature
Love stories
Man-woman relationships
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Northern Ireland -- Fiction
Women textile workers
Women textile workers -- Northern Ireland -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Northern Ireland -- Fiction
Young women
Young women -- Northern Ireland -- Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature
Love stories
Man-woman relationships
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Northern Ireland -- Fiction
Women textile workers
Women textile workers -- Northern Ireland -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Northern Ireland -- Fiction
Young women
Young women -- Northern Ireland -- Fiction
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9781599951997
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9781599952000
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9781609417277
9781599952000
9781684578245
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Grouping Title | linen queen |
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Novelist Primary ISBN | 9781684578245 |
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publishDate | 2011 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
publisher | Center Street Center Street, HighBridge, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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subject_facet | Historical fiction Love stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Northern Ireland -- Fiction Women textile workers -- Northern Ireland -- Fiction World War, 1939-1945 -- Northern Ireland -- Fiction Young women -- Northern Ireland -- Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | The linen queen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | The Linen Queen A Novel The linen queen / Patricia Falvey The linen queen : a novel [electronic resource] / Patricia Falvey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | The linen queen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | a novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Fiction Historical Fiction Literature Man-woman relationships Women textile workers World War, 1939-1945 Young women |