A Thread So Fine

Susan Welch

ISBN 10: 1733848509 / ISBN 13: 9781733848503

Published by Susan E Welch DBA Faodail Publishing, 2019

About this Item

Can love for a secret child heal old wounds?St. Paul, MN, 1946: Introspective Shannon Malone and her more popular sister Eliza are Irish twins and best friends. As little girls, they relied on each other for companionship and affection as their mother remained distant, beating back the demons of her own mysterious childhood. With the war finally over, womanhood approaches and both girls look forward to promising--though different--futures. But when tragedy rocks their family, silence and shame bloom and one sister leaves, possibly forever. Heart-broken and physically scarred, the other secretly vows to hold the invisible thread that runs deeply between them. In the course of her journey she finds a child with a hidden past, the love of a good man, and discovers the true meaning of family. But is it enough to bring her sister home?.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Thread So Fine
• Publisher: Susan E Welch DBA Faodail Publishing
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1733848509
• ISBN 13: 9781733848503
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

St. Paul, Minnesota, 1946: When Shannon was a child, her father read aloud stories of a motherless princess who ventured far from the kingdom, connected to home by only the ethereal magic of a fine, silver thread.  As a shy and quirky young woman, Shannon knows she is neither a princess nor an adventuress - that would be her sister, Eliza.  But when Shannon barely survives a year in quarantine for TB, losing any hope of motherhood herself, and when Eliza runs away after a brutal attack, the fairy tale comes to life.  On her quest to bring Eliza home, Shannon discovers a secret child, the love of a good man, and the true meaning of family remade.  But when all is said and done, is the bond between sisters strong enough to save Eliza?

About the Author

As a girl, Susan listened to he mother's stories about her year in quarantine as a 19-year-old TB patient in Minnesota in the mid-1940s. As an adult, upon her mother's death, she discovered for the first time she'd been adopted at seven months old. As a writer, she used her passion for story-telling to dig herself out of the mysterious hole she found herself in, regarding her own origins and family history.

Susan grew up in Minnesota and Wisconsin with either her nose in a book or her toes in the water. She earned a Masters in International Management and built an international career in the brewing industry, and now works for a company focused on craft brewing and regional agriculture. She co-editor of Hot Flash Fiction, an online literary magazine focused on works by, for, about or of interest to 'women of a certain age.' When not traveling for work or pleasure, she spends time either on the family houseboat in Seattle or in a cabin in the woods of Lummi Island.