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The latecomers / Helen Klein Ross.

Ross, Helen Klein, (author.).

Summary:

Forced to give up her baby for adoption after the death of her husband in 1908, an Irish teen takes a maid's job at a sprawling New England estate before a mysterious death reveals a five-generation secret.
1908. After her sweetheart dies of fever during the crossing from Ireland, sixteen-year-old Bridey gives up their baby for adoption. She takes a position as maid for the Hollingsworth family, caring for the children as if they were her own. Over the decades, the secrets of Bridey's past haunt the family. In the present day, a connection is made that brings these dark ghost stories into the light. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316476867
  • ISBN: 0316476862
  • Physical Description: ix, 419 pages : genealogical table ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-419).
Subject: Immigrants > Fiction.
Irish > United States > Fiction.
Women household employees > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
FICTION / Historical / General.
FICTION / Family Life / General.
FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce.
Genre: Novels.
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Blair County Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Altoona Area Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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