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The red bird sings

Fitzpatrick, Aoife2023
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West Virginia, 1897. After the sudden death of young Zona Shue only a few months after her impromptu wedding, her mother Mary Jane has a vision - she was killed. And by none other than her new husband, Trout, the handsome blacksmith beloved in their small Southern town. Mary Jane, known for casting off her corsets, following famous spiritualists and for criticising Zona when she was alive, is shattered by her conviction. Yet no-one believes her. Her only ally is the eccentric Lucy Frye - an unmarried woman who always suspected Trout's power over her friend. As the trial raises to fever pitch and the men of Greenbrier County stand aligned against them, Mary Jane and Lucy must decide whether to play with fire and reveal Zona's greatest secret. But it's Zona herself, from beyond the grave, who still has one last revelation to make.
Main title:
The red bird sings / Aoife Fitzpatrick.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Virago, 2023.
Collation:
336 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780349016641 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
BRN:
2597479
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