Never speak of this again
MacLennan-Dunphy, Brenda2018
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It is 1917 and Nellie, seventeen years old and pregnant, has just returned to Cape Breton from Boston to find her lover. Instead of a safe haven, she encounters rejection and humiliation and is told to clear out and never speak of this again. In her shame she contemplates suicide at Victoria Park in Truro, but a passing stranger, headed to the WW1 front, offers her some gifts that could help her survive, and allow him to run away from his own past.Nellie's story reflects the lives of many Novia Scotia women who found their way to Boston. Her world becomes a matter of daily survival, while so many in the world, including the stranger from Truro, try to survive the catastrophic chaos of WW1 and the Spanish flu. 'Never speak of this again' takes the reader from eastern Canada to western Canada, to Europe, and back again. In the messy existence of life, heroes can be victims and villains, and she hopes there is always a chance for redemption, but she wonders how far she can risk society's scorn for her personal happiness.
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Imprint:
Nova Scotia : Pottersfield Press, 2018
Collation:
304 pages ; 14.99 x 1.52 x 22.61 cm
ISBN:
9781988286396
Dewey class:
F
Language:
English
BRN:
3167852