The Linnet Bird: A Novel
β Scribed by Holeman, Linda
- Book ID
- 108792534
- Publisher
- Crown Publishing Group
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 322 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ASIN
- B000FCK3XW
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β¦ Synopsis
A stroke of luck granted Linny the chance to re-create herself as a proper middle-class young lady, allowing her to join βthe fishing fleetββyoung women of good birth who sailed to India in search of husbands. India, with its exotic colors, sights, and smells, is a world away from the cold back alleys of Linnyβs childhood. But even there, she is haunted by her past, and by the constant threat of discovery. Soon she finds that respectability and marriage bring a new kind of imprisonment.
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