Stay a little longer
Louise Watkins has her hands full. Her mother had been the town midwife, but after her daughter Alice died under her care, she refused to assist in a childbirth ever again. Since then Louise has assumed the work. She also takes care of Alice's six-year old, Charlotte, because the child's father was...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Grand Central Pub.,
2010.
|
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000 a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | ocn318645843 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20100803100300.0 | ||
| 008 | 090415s2010 nyu 000 1 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 2009015623 | ||
| 015 | |a GBB027773 | ||
| 016 | 7 | |a 015489336 |2 Uk | |
| 020 | |a 9780446540209 | ||
| 020 | |a 044654020X | ||
| 020 | |a 9780446540193 (pbk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 0446540196 (pbk.) | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)318645843 | ||
| 040 | |a DLC |c DLC |d YDX |d UKM |d UPZ |d YDXCP |d WIQ |d FTL |d PCB | ||
| 043 | |a n-us-mn | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a PS3557.A71645 |b S73 2010 |
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 813/.54 |2 22 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Garlock, Dorothy. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Stay a little longer / |c Dorothy Garlock. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Grand Central Pub., |c 2010. | ||
| 300 | |a 372 p. ; |c 21 cm. | ||
| 520 | 0 | |a Louise Watkins has her hands full. Her mother had been the town midwife, but after her daughter Alice died under her care, she refused to assist in a childbirth ever again. Since then Louise has assumed the work. She also takes care of Alice's six-year old, Charlotte, because the child's father was lost in World War I. But Louise's principal job is running the boardinghouse that is the family's main source of income. One day, Charlotte befriends a stranger ill with influenza, a man who has taken refuge in an old cabin in the woods nearby. Although badly scarred by wounds suffered in the War, he is strong and slowly recovers. When he gradually takes on odd jobs around the house, Louise accepts his help. She is drawn to him despite his disfigurement, and his voice is comforting, vaguely familiar...--From Amazon.com. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Midwives |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mothers and daughters |v Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a City and town life |z Minnesota |v Fiction. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Minnesota |v Fiction. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Domestic fiction |z Minnesota. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Love stories |z Minnesota |2 gsafd | |
| 994 | |a C0 |b PCB | ||
| 949 | |a CCL |b CadFIC |c F Garlock |d i |e 39241502849909 |f 446503 |g loc |j 06/21/2010 | ||
| 949 | |a schlow |b SAFIC |c Garlock |d i |e 39635102650494 |f 438945 |g loc |j 03/03/2010 | ||
| 999 | |a 303519 | ||
