Gin, turpentine, pennyroyal, rue : a novel
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Status
Adult Fiction - South Wing Basement
Higdon
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Higdon
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Book
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 22 cm
Street Date
202309
Language
English
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Description
Four working-class Vancouver sisters, still reeling from the impact of World War I and the pandemic that stole their only brother, are scraping by but attempting to make the most of the exciting 1920s. Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue is a love story -- but like all love stories, it's complicated ... Morag is pregnant; she loves her husband. Georgina can't bear hers and dreams of getting an education. Harriet-Jean, still at home with her opium-addicted mother, is in love with a woman. Isla's pregnant too -- and in love with her sister's husband. Only one soul knows about Isla's pregnancy, and it isn't the father. When Isla resorts to a back-street abortion and nearly dies, Llewellyn becomes hellbent on revenge. But can revenge lead to anything but disaster for a man like Llew -- a policeman tangled up in running rum to Prohibition America? Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue is immersed in the complex political and social realities of the 1920s and, not-so ironically, of the 2020s: love, sex, desire, police corruption, abortion, addiction, and women wanting more. Beautifully written, with a loveable cast of characters, this novel is a tender account of love that cannot be acknowledged, of loss and regret, risk and defiance, abiding friendship, and the powerful bonds of chosen family.,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Abortion -- Fiction.
Brothers -- Death -- Fiction.
Canadians -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Lesbian fiction.
Lesbians -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Nineteen twenties -- Fiction.
Queer fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
Women -- Canada -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Working class -- Fiction.
Brothers -- Death -- Fiction.
Canadians -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Lesbian fiction.
Lesbians -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Nineteen twenties -- Fiction.
Queer fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
Women -- Canada -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Working class -- Fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Higdon, C. (2023). Gin, turpentine, pennyroyal, rue: a novel . ECW Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Higdon, Christine. 2023. Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue: A Novel. ECW Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Higdon, Christine. Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue: A Novel ECW Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Higdon, Christine. Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue: A Novel ECW Press, 2023.
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