Matrons and Madams.
Matrons and Madams.
By
:
Johnston, Sharon.
Publication Date
:
2015
Subject Term
:
Veterans -- Fiction.
Widows -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Summary
:
Sharon Johnston, wife of Governor General David Johnston, recounts the struggles of veterans adjusting to life in Canada after the Great War in her DEBUT novel. Clara Durling is a British widow of the First World War who arrives in Canada as the new superintendent of the Lethbridge Hospital, just as wounded soldiers are streaming home. Lily Parsons is a young widowed teacher from Nova Scotia who ends up in the same city, managing a brothel called The Last Post. Set against the backdrop of union organizers, amorous bachelors, gamblers, drinkers, and prostitutes, the lives of these two women unexpectedly intertwine.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781459728967
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult Fic Softcover | Adult Fiction Softcover | FIC JOH | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | ADULT FIC SC - BASEMENT | Adult Fiction Softcover - Basement | FIC JOH | Checked In |