The widows of Paradise Bay / Jill Sooley.
The widows of Paradise Bay / Jill Sooley.
By
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Sooley, Jill, 1968-
Publication Date
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2010
Publication Information
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[St. John's, N.L.] : Breakwater Books,
Physical Description
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253 p.
Subject Term
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Widows -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Newfoundland and Labrador -- Fiction.
Genre
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Humorous fiction.
Summary
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Prissy Montgomery goes to great lengths to avoid having sex with her husband, Howie. So when he confesses to having an affair, and requests a divorce, she shouldn't be all that surprised. With her fourteen-year-old son in tow she leaves the comfort of her Toronto home and heads back to Paradise Bay, her childhood home in Newfoundland. But Prissy's mother, in an effort to spare her daughter humiliation, takes out an obituary to announce Howie's untimely demise. Prissy is horrified by the deception, especially when her childhood friend becomes widowed for real. When their son has an altercation with the law, Howie, the "dead" husband, heads home to help, and his arrival leaves the town of Paradise Bay reeling, with more questions than answers.
Language
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English
ISBN
:
9781550813302
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