| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781432885403 |
| Qualifying information |
(large print ; |
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hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1432885405 |
| Qualifying information |
(large print ; |
| -- |
hardcover) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1226708531 |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
n-us-ca |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
AJMH |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PS3613.E435 |
| Item number |
N38 2021b |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
Mei |
| Item number |
38 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
Mei |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Meissner, Susan |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Nature of fragile things |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Susan Meissner |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
The nature of fragile things |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
Large print edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Waterville, ME |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
511 pages (large print) |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed. Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly beautiful. While Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, his odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right. Then one early-spring evening, a stranger at the door sets in motion a transforming chain of events. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women. The first, pretty and pregnant, is standing on her doorstep. The second is hundreds of miles away in the American Southwest, grieving the loss of everything she once loved. The fates of these three women intertwine on the eve of the devastating earthquake, thrusting them onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear. From the acclaimed author of The Last Year of the War and As Bright as Heaven comes a gripping novel about the bonds of friendship and mother love, and the power of female solidarity"-- |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is beautiful. While Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat, Martin's silent five-year-old daughter, his odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn't right. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women: The first, pretty and pregnant, is standing on her doorstep. The second is hundreds of miles away in the American Southwest, grieving the loss of everything she once loved. When a massive earthquake rocks San Francisco on April 18, 1906, the resiliency and resolve of the three women will be tested.-- adapted from back cover |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
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| Local note |
108876 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| Chronological subdivision |
1906 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Earthquakes |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Natural disasters |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Mail order brides |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Friendship |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
San Francisco (Calif.) |
| Form subdivision |
Fiction. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
Large Print Fiction |