Description
It's 1941, near the town of Southampton, Ontario, and five young sisters are reeling from an accident that killed their mother and severely injured their father. With help from their aunt, the sisters strive to keep the family farm operating as World War II rages on.
But the Ross sisters are not just facing the challenges of caring for their father and managing financial pressures. As Anna, the eldest, begins to fall for a young English pilot training in Ontario, she faces unwanted advances from the jealous farmhand. Gossip, discrimination, and harassment brew around the young women as emotional and physical threats grow. Although each of the sisters is struggling with the hardships of wartime and grieving their mother, they try to support one another when confronted by rigid small-town mores and unforeseen perils.
When women's voices are not respected or believed, is the bond between sisters strong enough to withstand tragedy and war? Little Women meets #MeToo in this rich historical novel about adversity and resilience on the Canadian home front of World War II.
Author: Cynthia Elliott Everest
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: 11/18/2021
Pages: 396
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d
ISBN13: 9781039121867
ISBN10: 1039121861
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | World War II
- Fiction | Feminist
- Fiction | Small Town & Rural
But the Ross sisters are not just facing the challenges of caring for their father and managing financial pressures. As Anna, the eldest, begins to fall for a young English pilot training in Ontario, she faces unwanted advances from the jealous farmhand. Gossip, discrimination, and harassment brew around the young women as emotional and physical threats grow. Although each of the sisters is struggling with the hardships of wartime and grieving their mother, they try to support one another when confronted by rigid small-town mores and unforeseen perils.
When women's voices are not respected or believed, is the bond between sisters strong enough to withstand tragedy and war? Little Women meets #MeToo in this rich historical novel about adversity and resilience on the Canadian home front of World War II.
Author: Cynthia Elliott Everest
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: 11/18/2021
Pages: 396
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d
ISBN13: 9781039121867
ISBN10: 1039121861
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | World War II
- Fiction | Feminist
- Fiction | Small Town & Rural