Sheilagh's brush : a novel / by Maura Hanrahan.
Sheilagh's brush : a novel / by Maura Hanrahan.
By
:
Hanrahan, Maura, 1963-
Publication Date
:
2010
Publication Information
:
Toronto : Inanna Publications and Education,
Physical Description
:
159 p.
Subject Term
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Sisters -- Fiction.
Women -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Fiction.
Sex role -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
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Newfoundland and Labrador -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Series
:
INANNA POETRY AND FICTION SERIES
INANNA POETRY & FICTION SERIES.
Summary
:
On the cusp of the Depression, Sheilagh Driscoll of isolated Rennie's Bay nearly dies while giving birth prematurely to baby Leah. Sheilagh is attended by a traditional midwife, part Mi'kmaq, Mrs. Mary, as well as by Leah Clarke, a nurse-midwife from England. Baby Leah Mary survives but develops serious asthma, which requires treatment throughout her childhood. Traumatized by the birth, Sheilagh learns about age-old ways of preventing pregnancy. The result is an awakening that impacts on Sheila's relationship with all the women around her, especially her younger sister Claire. Informed by the occasional newspapers and magazines that make their way to Rennie's Bay via sea-going schooners, Claire's worldview contrasts sharply with Sheilagh's. In contrast to Sheilagh's acceptance of life in Rennie's Bay, Claire reacts against it. Claire stumbles into a sexual relationship but sees relations with David--or any man--as a trap and tries to avoid him. She is not entirely successful and finds herself pregnant. Like her sister, she turns to Mrs. Mary for help.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781926708096
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Arnold's Cove | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Baie Verte | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Bay St. George South | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Bell Island | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Bishop's Falls | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Bonavista | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Botwood | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Brigus | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Buchans | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Burgeo | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Burin | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Cape St. George | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Carmanville | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Cartwright | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Centreville | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Change Islands | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Codroy Valley | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Cormack | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Corner Brook | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Cow Head | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Daniel's Harbour | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Fogo Island | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Fortune | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Fox Harbour | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Gambo | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Garnish | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Gaultois | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Glenwood | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Grand Bank | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Grand Falls-Windsor - Harmsworth | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Greenspond | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Happy Valley - Goose Bay - Melville | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Harbour Breton | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Hare Bay | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Harry's Harbour | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Hermitage | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Holyrood | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
L'Anse Au Loup | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Lark Harbour | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Lewisporte | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Lumsden | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Marystown | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Musgrave Harbour - John B. Wheeler Public Library | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
New-Wes-Valley | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Norris Arm | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Norris Point | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Old Perlican | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Pasadena | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Placentia | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Point Leamington | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Port au Port | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Port aux Basques | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Port Saunders | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Pouch Cove | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Ramea | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Rocky Harbour | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Seal Cove | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Sop's Arm | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Springdale | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
St. Alban's | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
St. Anthony | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
St. Brides's | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
St. George's | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | ADULT FIC NL - BASEMENT | Adult Fiction NL - Basement | FIC HAN | |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult Fic NL Ref - Cons Rm | Adult Fiction NL Reference - Conservation Room | FIC HAN | |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult Fic NL Ref - Prov Coll | Adult Fiction NL Reference Provincial Collection | FIC HAN | |
St. John's - Michael Donovan | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
St. Lawrence | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | NL |
Stephenville Crossing | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Summerford | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Torbay | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Trepassey | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Trinity Bay North | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Twillingate | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Victoria | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Wabush | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Whitbourne | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Winterton | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |
Woody Point | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC HAN | |