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Mercer Girls
Libbie Hawker
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Description for Mercer Girls
Paperback. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 32. Weight in Grams: 440.
It’s 1864 in downtrodden Lowell, Massachusetts. The Civil War has taken its toll on the town—leaving the economy in ruin and its women in dire straits. That is, until Asa Mercer arrives on a peculiar, but providential, errand: he seeks high-minded women who can exert an elevating influence in Seattle, where there are ten men for every woman. Mail-order brides, yes, but of a certain caliber. Schoolmarmish Josephine, tough-as-nails Dovey, and pious perfectionist Sophronia see their chance to exchange their bleak prospects for new lives. But the very troubles that sent them running from Lowell follow them to the ... Read more
It’s 1864 in downtrodden Lowell, Massachusetts. The Civil War has taken its toll on the town—leaving the economy in ruin and its women in dire straits. That is, until Asa Mercer arrives on a peculiar, but providential, errand: he seeks high-minded women who can exert an elevating influence in Seattle, where there are ten men for every woman. Mail-order brides, yes, but of a certain caliber. Schoolmarmish Josephine, tough-as-nails Dovey, and pious perfectionist Sophronia see their chance to exchange their bleak prospects for new lives. But the very troubles that sent them running from Lowell follow them to the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
430
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9781503951976
SKU
V9781503951976
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Ref
99-50
About Libbie Hawker
Self-described as a “bona fide history nerd,” Libbie Hawker writes historical and literary fiction featuring deeply human characters, with rich details of time and place. She is the author of eleven novels, and she lives in the beautiful San Juan Islands of Washington State with her husband.
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