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The tobacco wives : a novel
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- ISBN: 9780063082939
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Physical Description:
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344 pages ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
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| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at University College of the North Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pas Campus Library | PS 3613 .Y4638 T63 2022 (Text) | 58500001112713 | Stacks | Volume hold | On Display | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In 1947 North Carolina, seamstress Maddie Sykes, a dressmaker for Bright Leafâs most influential womenâthe wives of powerful tobacco executives, uncovers dangerous truths about this lucrative industry in a place where everyone depends on Big Tobacco to survive. 100,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Maddie Sykes is a burgeoning seamstress who's just arrived in Bright Leaf, North Carolina--the tobacco capital of the South--where her aunt has a thriving sewing business. After years of war rations and shortages, Bright Leaf is a prosperous wonderland in full technicolor bloom, and Maddie is dazzled by the bustle of the crisply uniformed female factory workers, the palatial homes, and, most of all, her aunt's glossiest clientele: the wives of the powerful tobacco executives. But she soon learns that Bright Leaf isn't quite the carefree paradise that it seems. A trail of misfortune follows many of the women, including substantial health problems, and although Maddie is quick to believe that this is a coincidence, she inadvertently uncovers evidence that suggests otherwise. Maddie wants to report what she knows, but in a town where everyone depends on Big Tobacco to survive, she doesn't know who she can trust--and fears that exposing the truth may destroy the lives of the proud, strong women with whom shehas forged strong bonds. - HARPERCOLL
Most anticipated by USA Today, W Magazine, New York Post, Parade, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Reader's Digest, and PopSugar and named one of the best historical fiction books of the year by Cosmopolitan!
"A beautifully rendered portrait of a young woman finding her courage and her voice."âLisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author
North Carolina, 1946. One woman. A discovery that could rewrite history.
Maddie Sykes is a burgeoning seamstress whoâs just arrived in Bright Leaf, North Carolinaâthe tobacco capital of the Southâwhere her aunt has a thriving sewing business. After years of war rations and shortages, Bright Leaf is a prosperous wonderland in full technicolor bloom, and Maddie is dazzled by the bustle of the crisply uniformed female factory workers, the palatial homes, and, most of all, her auntâs glossiest clientele: the wives of the powerful tobacco executives.
But she soon learns that Bright Leaf isnât quite the carefree paradise that it seems. A trail of misfortune follows many of the women, including substantial health problems, and although Maddie is quick to believe that this is a coincidence, she inadvertently uncovers evidence that suggests otherwise.
Maddie wants to report what she knows, but in a town where everyone depends on Big Tobacco to survive, she doesnât know who she can trustâand fears that exposing the truth may destroy the lives of the proud, strong women with whom she has forged strong bonds.
Shedding light on the hidden history of womenâs activism during the post-war period, at its heart, The Tobacco Wives is a deeply human, emotionally satisfying, and dramatic novel about the power of female connection and the importance of seeking truth.
âThis is a story of courage, of women willing to take a stand in the face of corporate greed, and most definitely a tale for our times.â âFiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author
