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The funeral dress : a novel / Susan Gregg Gilmore.
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- ISBN: 9780307886217 (pb.)
- Physical Description: 356 p. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Broadway Books, c2013.
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| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | FIC Gilmo | 31681002645034 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When Leona, the brilliant seamstress who taught her how to sew and offered to save her from her abusive father, passes away, single mother Emmalee Bullard, struggling to do what is right, must fight for all she holds dear. - Baker & Taylor
When Leona, the brilliant seamstress who taught her how to sew and offered to save her from her abusive father, passes away, single mother Emmalee Bullard, struggling to do what is right for her new baby and honor Leona the best way she can, must fight for all she holds dear. Original. - Random House, Inc.
âA rare and wonderful glimpse into lives and friendships among blue-collar working women in America.ââFannie Flagg, New York Times bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
From the author of The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove, a deeply touching Southern novel filled with struggle and hope
Emmalee Bullard is on her own with a new baby. She has no husband, no running water in her house, no know-how about caring for an infant, and no help from her cruel father, whoâs furious she got herself into this situation. Only Leona Lane, the older seamstress who sat beside her sewing collars on the neighboring machine at the local shirt factory, has befriended her. Much to Emmaleeâs wonder, Leona even offers her a place to live. But before Emmalee can jump at the chance for a better life, Leona is in a terrible accident, and her life is lost, along with Emmaleeâs chance for escape.
Emmalee decides that since nothing in Leonaâs closet is nice enough to wear for eternity, sheâll make Leonaâs burying dress herself, though there are plenty of people who donât think someone who has so obviously sinned should design a dress for an upstanding womanâor care for a child on her own. While relatives scheme to get custody of her baby and the local church tries to keep her away from Leonaâs funeral, Emmalee struggles to do what is right for her daughter and to honor Leona the best way she can, finding unlikely support among an indomitable group of seamstresses and the townâs funeral director. In this moving tale exploring Southern spirit, camaraderie among working women, and the power of compassion, a young mother compels a town to become a community with every stitch.
