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A reliable wife : a novel / Robert Goolrick.
When a woman who's survived a traumatic early life by using her wits and sexuality as weapons, happens on a newspaper ad from a well-to-do businessman in need of a "reliable wife," she invents a plan to benefit from his riches and his need, in 1907 Wisconsin.
Record details
- ISBN: 1565125967
- ISBN: 9781565125964
- Physical Description: 291 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2009.
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| Subject: | Mail order brides > Fiction. Businessmen > Fiction. Marriage > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Wisconsin > History > 19th century > Fiction. Psychological fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harney County Library | FIC GOO (Text) | 37720000290866 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
When a woman who's survived a traumatic early life by using her wits and sexuality as weapons, happens on a newspaper ad from a well-to-do businessman in need of a "reliable wife," she invents a plan to benefit from his riches and his need, in 1907 Wisconsin.
