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A thread so fine, a novel, by Susan Welch

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A thread so fine, a novel, by Susan Welch

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A thread so fine

Oclc number

1100589620

Responsibility statement

by Susan Welch

Sub title

a novel

Summary

St. Paul, MN, 1946: Introspective Shannon Malone and her more popular sister Eliza are Irish twins and best friends. As little girls,they relied on each other for companionship and affection as their mother remained distant, beating back the demons of her own mysterious childhood. With the war finally over, womanhood approaches and both girls look forward to promising--though different--futures. But when tragedy rocks their family,silence and shame bloom and one sister leaves, possibly forever. Heart-broken and physically scarred, the other secretly vows to hold the invisible threadt hat runs deeply between them. In the course of her journey she encounters a child with a hidden past, and discovers the true meaning of family. But is it enough to bring her sister home?

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