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The wonderful, Saskia Sarginson

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"A sweeping and turbulent drama about the anxieties of postwar Britain, where one strong and inspirational young woman looks to find her place, no matter the cost. Sometimes, the truth lies in fiction It's hard to be an American girl in 1957. Especially when your dad's job means you have to move four thousand miles from home. Especially if you'd rather play baseball than wear a dress. Especially if you see your mom fraying a little more from anxiety each day. And especially if being five minutes older means you have to protect your fragile twin brother. Still, Hedy Delaney loves her family, and she's trying to make the best of her new life on a U.S. airbase in England. After all, her dad's a war hero, her mother's a beauty, and her brother's a brainiac who writes moving stories about space travel. Then one tragic day, the unforeseen occurs and all three are ripped away, leaving Hedy alone with countless questions. What really happened on the airbase? What went on behind military closed doors? What were the secrets that could never be told? And how could any of it have led to her family's destruction? In her search for the truth, Hedy turns to a story her brother began months before he died. Deciding to finish what her brother started, Hedy begins to piece together what happened to her family. But whether she's ready for what she'll discover is another matter entirely. A sweeping and turbulent family drama, The Wonderful asks whether writing fiction can uncover fact, and if it's ever better to let the truth remain hidden. Sometimes, it's safer not to finish what you've started"--
Language
eng
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Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
1 online resource (390 pages)
Note
Includes author Q&A and reading group guide (pages 383-390)
Isbn
9781250083500
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The wonderful
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The wonderful
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Saskia Sarginson
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Language
eng
Summary
"A sweeping and turbulent drama about the anxieties of postwar Britain, where one strong and inspirational young woman looks to find her place, no matter the cost. Sometimes, the truth lies in fiction It's hard to be an American girl in 1957. Especially when your dad's job means you have to move four thousand miles from home. Especially if you'd rather play baseball than wear a dress. Especially if you see your mom fraying a little more from anxiety each day. And especially if being five minutes older means you have to protect your fragile twin brother. Still, Hedy Delaney loves her family, and she's trying to make the best of her new life on a U.S. airbase in England. After all, her dad's a war hero, her mother's a beauty, and her brother's a brainiac who writes moving stories about space travel. Then one tragic day, the unforeseen occurs and all three are ripped away, leaving Hedy alone with countless questions. What really happened on the airbase? What went on behind military closed doors? What were the secrets that could never be told? And how could any of it have led to her family's destruction? In her search for the truth, Hedy turns to a story her brother began months before he died. Deciding to finish what her brother started, Hedy begins to piece together what happened to her family. But whether she's ready for what she'll discover is another matter entirely. A sweeping and turbulent family drama, The Wonderful asks whether writing fiction can uncover fact, and if it's ever better to let the truth remain hidden. Sometimes, it's safer not to finish what you've started"--
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Sarginson, Saskia
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823/.92
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no index present
LC call number
PR6119.A74
LC item number
W66 2019eb
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fiction
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  • Families of military personnel
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  • Domestic fiction
  • Families of military personnel
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  • Domestic fiction
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adult
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The wonderful, Saskia Sarginson
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Includes author Q&A and reading group guide (pages 383-390)
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online resource
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multicolored
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unknown
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
1 online resource (390 pages)
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9781250083500
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computer
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remote
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  • (OCoLC)1130307940
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Label
The wonderful, Saskia Sarginson
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Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes author Q&A and reading group guide (pages 383-390)
Antecedent source
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
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text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
1 online resource (390 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781250083500
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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65b22d3e-c581-49bf-a41d-874b48641200
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
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unknown
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unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
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  • (OCoLC)1130307940
  • (OCoLC)on1130307940

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