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My ghosts / Mary Swan.
In My Ghosts, with an uncanny eye for the telling detail, Mary Swan brings to vivid life a household of Scottish orphans trying to make their way in Toronto in 1879. The youngest, Clare, has rheumatic fever; the oldest brother has run away. The fate of them all rests on the responsible Ben, the irrepressible Charlie and the two middle sisters: Kez, sarcastic with big ears and a kind heart, and Nan, benignly round but with a hidden talent for larceny and mischief. Fascinating lives spool out from these siblings: a cast of indelible strivers and schemers, spinsters and unhappy spouses, star-crossed lovers and hidden adulterers, victims of war and of suicide--proof of how eventful the lives of "ordinary families" can be.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345807830 (hc) :
- ISBN: 9780345807847 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 281 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : Knopf Canada, 2013.
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| Subject: | Scots > Ontario > Toronto > History > 19th century > Fiction. Immigrants > Ontario > Toronto > Fiction. Orphans > Fiction. Toronto (Ont.) > Fiction. Ontario > History > 19th century > Fiction. Canada > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Historical fiction, Canadian. Canadian fiction. |
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- 11 of 11 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rossland Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossland Public Library | FIC SWA (Text) | 35162000071826 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
