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Margaret Valiquette
ASIN: B00N2HQX90
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 267

In her first novel, Margaret Valiquette tells a story that begins in the era of her grandmother, passes through that of her mother, herself and on to the high-tech world of her children and grandchildren. She draws masterfully on her own experiences of historic events as well as the stories she heard as a young girl. An intricate story of six generations of women, Threads weaves their heartache, perseverance and love for each other into a gripping journey through nearly 140 years.In Threads, Renée Gramont’s young heart is broken by tragedy during the Franco-Prussian war. We follow this soon-to-be matriarch as she leaves the streets of Paris hoping to forget the horrors she has witnessed there. As a new immigrant to America, she finds herself empowered by learning the dressmaking trade while simultaneously threatened by the male-dominated world of the 1870s. Her marriage, while ...
Amazon Rating:
4 stars from 10 ratings