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Woman, captain, rebel : the extraordinary true story of a daring Icelandic sea captain / by Willson, Margaret,1953-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A daring and magnificent account of Iceland's most famous female sea captain who constantly fought for women's rights and equality-and who also solved one of the country's most notorious robberies. Many people may have heard the old sailing superstition that having women onboard a ship was bad luck. Thus, the sea remains in popular knowledge a male realm. When we think of examples of daring sea captains, swashbuckling pirates, or wise fishermen, many men come to mind. Cultural anthropologist Margaret Willson would like to introduce a fearless woman into our imagination of the sea: Thurídur Einarsdóttir. Captain Thurídur was a controversial woman constantly contesting social norms while simultaneously becoming a respected captain fighting for dignity and equality for underrepresented Icelanders. Both horrifying and magnificent, this story will captivate readers from the first page and keep them thinking long after they turn the last page"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Þuríður Einarsdóttir, 1777-1863.; Ship captains; Women; Women;
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Woman's Weekly (UK)
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: For Women; Local Living;
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Another woman's husband / by Paul, Gill,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-454).Two women, divided by time, bound by a secret ... 1911. Aged just fifteen, Mary Kirk and Wallis Warfield meet at summer camp. Their friendship will survive heartbreaks, continents, and the demands of the English crown, until it is shattered by one unforgivable betrayal ... 1997. Kendall's romantic break in Paris with her fiance is interrupted when the taxi in front crashes suddenly. The news soon follows: Princess Diana is dead. Trying to forget what she has witnessed, Kendall returns home, where the discovery of a long-forgotten link to Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, will lead her to the truth of a scandal which shook the world ...
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986; Marriages of royalty and nobility;
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A woman's fortune / by Cox, Josephine,author.;
Finding a new beginning means taking the hardest road ... but the journey is where you find your true courage. Torn away from their beloved home, the journey for the Carter family has just begun ... In the middle of the night, Evie is torn away from her beloved home and close-knit community, as her family run away to the south. Her father's luck has finally run out but, what should mark a hopeful new beginning, is just the start of young Evie's troubles. With the weight of her family's future on her shoulders, Evie has no-one to turn to. Her mother, worn down by life, runs off with a new man, and with her grandmother's sight failing, it's left to Evie to earn their keep and run the house. Holding her family together is only made harder when tragedy strikes at its heart. A lost letter from home means that Evie's only hope of a happy ending has been dashed, but she's determined to make a new future for herself and find her own fortune in life.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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A Woman's Place [text (large print)] : A Novel. by Steel, Danielle.;
'A Women's Place' is an exciting new novel from Danielle Steel.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary; FICTION / Women;
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The Invisible Woman : A Thriller. by Patterson, James.;
In 'The Invisible Woman', an undercover FBI agent investigates a family with suspected ties to organized crime - by posing as their live-in nanny.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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The Invisible Woman [text (large print)] : A Thriller. by Patterson, James.;
In 'The Invisible Woman', an undercover FBI agent investigates a family with suspected ties to organized crime - by posing as their live-in nanny.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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A Woman's Place : A Novel. by Steel, Danielle.;
'A Women's Place' is an exciting new novel from Danielle Steel, set in Britain in the early 20th century.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary; FICTION / Women;
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An elegant woman : a novel / by McPhee, Martha,author.;
"For fans of Mary Beth Keane and Jennifer Egan, this powerful, moving multigenerational saga from National Book Award finalist Martha McPhee--ten years in the making--explores one family's story against the sweep of 20th century American history. Drawn from the author's own family history, An Elegant Woman is a story of discovery and reinvention, following four generations of women in one American family. As Isadora, a novelist, and two of her sisters sift through the artifacts of their forebears' lives, trying to decide what to salvage and what to toss, the narrative shifts to a winter day in 1910 at a train station in Ohio. Two girls wait in the winter cold with their mother--the mercurial Glenna Stewart--to depart for a new life in the West. As Glenna campaigns in Montana for women's suffrage and teaches in one-room schoolhouses, Tommy takes care of her little sister, Katherine: trapping animals, begging, keeping house, cooking, while Katherine goes to school. When Katherine graduates, Tommy makes a decision that will change the course of both of their lives. A profound meditation on memory, history, and legacy, An Elegant Woman follows one woman over the course of the 20th century, taking the reader from a drought-stricken farm in Montana to a yellow Victorian in Maine; from the halls of a psychiatric hospital in London to a wedding gown fitting at Bergdorf Goodman; from a house in small town Ohio to a family reunion at a sweltering New Jersey pig roast. Framed by Isadora's efforts to retell her grandmother's journey--and understand her own--the novel is an evocative exploration of the stories we tell ourselves, and what we leave out."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Social problem fiction.; Families; Sisters; Mothers and daughters; Women;
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The Immortal Woman A Novel [electronic resource] : by Chang, Su.aut; CloudLibrary;
A sweeping generational story of heartbreak, resilience, and yearning, revealing an insider’s view of the fractured lives of Chinese immigrants and those they leave behind.  Lemei, once a student Red Guard leader in 1960s Shanghai and a journalist at a state newspaper, was involved in a brutal act of violence during the Tiananmen Square protests and lost all hope for her country. Her daughter, Lin, is a student at an American university on a mission to become a true Westerner. She tirelessly erases her birth identity, abandons her Chinese suitor, and pursues a white lover, all the while haunted by the scars of her upbringing. Following China’s meteoric rise, Lemei is slowly dragged into a nationalistic perspective that stuns Lin. Their final confrontation results in tragic consequences, but ultimately, offers hope for a better future. By turns wry and lyrical, The Immortal Woman reminds us to hold tight to our humanity at any cost.General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Cultural Heritage; Asian American; Family Life;
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