{"product_id":"gin-turpentine-pennyroyal-rue-9781770417069","title":"Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour working-class Vancouver sisters, still reeling from the impact of World War I and the pandemic that stole their only brother, are scraping by but attempting to make the most of the exciting 1920s. \u003ci\u003eGin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story -- but like all love stories, it's complicated ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorag is pregnant; she loves her husband. Georgina can't bear hers and dreams of getting an education. Harriet-Jean, still at home with her opium-addicted mother, is in love with a woman. Isla's pregnant too -- and in love with her sister's husband. Only one soul knows about Isla's pregnancy, and it isn't the father. When Isla resorts to a back-street abortion and nearly dies, Llewellyn becomes hellbent on revenge. But can revenge lead to anything but disaster for a man like Llew -- a policeman tangled up in running rum to Prohibition America?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eGin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue\u003c\/i\u003e is immersed in the complex political and social realities of the 1920s and, not-so ironically, of the 2020s: love, sex, desire, police corruption, abortion, addiction, and women wanting more. Beautifully written, with a loveable cast of characters, this novel is a tender account of love that cannot be acknowledged, of loss and regret, risk and defiance, abiding friendship, and the powerful bonds of chosen family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Misfit Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770417069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360","brand":"Christine Higdon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049684140213,"sku":"9781770417069","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e17d6037-cb98-496a-a34b-cc33ba547fd1.jpg?v=1689692746","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gin-turpentine-pennyroyal-rue-9781770417069","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}