River of the Brokenhearted.
Título
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River of the Brokenhearted.
David Adams. Richards
Resumen
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In the 1920s, Janie McLeary and George King run one of the first movie theatres in the Maritimes. The marriage of the young Irish Catholic woman to an older English man is thought scandalous, but they work happily together, playing music to accompany the films. When George succumbs to illness and dies, leaving Janie with one young child and another on the way, the unscrupulous Joey Elias tries to take over the business. But Janie guards the theatre with a shotgun, and still in mourning, re-opens it herself.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2003
Descripción física
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381 p.
Término de la materia
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Good and evil.
Prejudices.
Ethics.
Síntesis
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In the 1920s, Janie McLeary and George King run one of the first movie theatres in the Maritimes. The marriage of the young Irish Catholic woman to an older English man is thought scandalous, but they work happily together, playing music to accompany the films. When George succumbs to illness and dies, leaving Janie with one young child and another on the way, the unscrupulous Joey Elias tries to take over the business. But Janie guards the theatre with a shotgun, and still in mourning, re-opens it herself.
ISBN
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9780385658874
Información de publicación
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Toronto, Ontario : Doubledy Canada, 2003.
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| Britannia | F RIC | Book | 30551000185617 | Fiction |