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A home for friendless women  Cover Image Book Book

A home for friendless women / Kelly Hill.

Hill, Kelly, 1979- (author.).

Summary:

"Set in the real-life women-run charitable institution in Louisville, Kentucky, which took in pregnant, unmarried women from 1876 to 1919, A HOME FOR FRIENDLESS WOMEN is an evocative and nuanced blend of archival research and fiction that delves into thedarker truths of nineteenth century American white feminism through three women's stories"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593685815
  • ISBN: 0593685814
  • Physical Description: x, 274 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Vintage Books original edition"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Women > Fiction.
Women > Charities > Fiction.
Maternal and infant welfare > Fiction.
Pregnant women > Fiction.
Unmarried mothers > Fiction.
Maternity homes > Fiction.
Louisville (Ky.) > Fiction.
United States > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 4 of 6 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at De Soto.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
De Soto Public Library F HILL Kelly E. (Text) 33858000018439 New Books Checked out 05/11/2024


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