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xii, 327 pages : map ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
It's 1903, the world is poised for drastic change, and Julia Briton is a naive, beautiful Boston socialite who suffers a series of devastating losses and discovers that her beloved husband is involved in the plume trade -- the massive slaughter of birds for use in the fashion industry. When Julia is secretly ushered into the early 20th century by a group of brazen female activists, she boldly risks everything and embarks on a perilous journey to the wilds of untamed Florida, a place of great danger where men will stop at nothing to get what they want and where one man, and a faithful friend, force her to make yet more life-changing decisions. |
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1903. Julia Briton is a naive Boston socialite who discovers that her husband is involved in the plume trade: the massive slaughter of birds for use in the fashion industry. She boldly risks everything and embarks on a perilous journey to the wilds of untamed Florida, a place of great danger where men will stop at nothing to get what they want and where she is forced to make life-changing decisions. Years later, when Julia's great-granddaughter, Kelly, discovers some hidden recordings and learns the real truth about Julia's year, she must decide what to do with her grandmother¹s legacy. |
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Animal rights activists -- Fiction.
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Socialites -- Fiction.
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Florida -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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Animal rights activists (OCoLC)fst00809378
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Socialites (OCoLC)fst01123767
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novels. (CStmoGRI)aatgf300202580
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Novels (OCoLC)fst01921742
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Fiction (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Historical fiction.
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Fiction.
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Novels.
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| ISBN |
9781940716510 (pbk.) |
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1940716519 (pbk.) |
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