The nature of fragile things, Susan Meissner
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The nature of fragile things, Susan Meissner
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The nature of fragile things
Oclc number
1226708531
Responsibility statement
Susan Meissner
Series statement
Thorndike Press large print core
Summary
"April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed. Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly beautiful. While Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, his odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right. Then one early-spring evening, a stranger at the door sets in motion a transforming chain of events. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women. The first, pretty and pregnant, is standing on her doorstep. The second is hundreds of miles away in the American Southwest, grieving the loss of everything she once loved. The fates of these three women intertwine on the eve of the devastating earthquake, thrusting them onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear. From the acclaimed author of The Last Year of the War and As Bright as Heaven comes a gripping novel about the bonds of friendship and mother love, and the power of female solidarity"--, Provided by publisherSophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is beautiful. While Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, his odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women: The first, pretty and pregnant, is standing on her doorstep. The second is hundreds of miles away in the American Southwest, grieving the loss of everything she once loved. When a massive earthquake rocks San Francisco on April 18, 1906, the resiliency and resolve of the three women will be tested.-- adapted from back cover
Target audience
adult
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- Domestic fiction
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction
- Earthquakes -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Tremblement de terre de San Francisco, Calif., 1906 -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Livres en gros caractères
- Tremblements de terre -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Natural disasters -- Fiction
- Mariage par correspondance -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Friendship -- Fiction
- Mail order brides -- Fiction
- Amitié -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Large type books
- large print books
- Catastrophes naturelles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Large type books
- San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Fiction
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- Domestic fiction
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction
- Earthquakes -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Tremblement de terre de San Francisco, Calif., 1906 -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Livres en gros caractères
- Tremblements de terre -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Natural disasters -- Fiction
- Mariage par correspondance -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Friendship -- Fiction
- Mail order brides -- Fiction
- Amitié -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Large type books
- large print books
- Catastrophes naturelles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Large type books
- San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Fiction
- Content1
- Author1
- Is Part Of1
- Mapped to1