{"product_id":"the-quintland-sisters-9780062839091","title":"The Quintland Sisters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A historical novel that will enthrall you... I was utterly captivated...\" -- Joanna Goodman, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Home for Unwanted Girls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eSold on a Monday \u003c\/em\u003eor \u003cem\u003eThe Home for Unwanted Girls, \u003c\/em\u003eShelley Wood's novel tells the story of the Dionne Quintuplets, the world's first identical quintuplets to survive birth, told from the perspective of a midwife in training who helps bring them into the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReluctant midwife Emma Trimpany is just 17 when she assists at the harrowing birth of the Dionne quintuplets: five tiny miracles born to French farmers in hardscrabble Northern Ontario in 1934. Emma cares for them through their perilous first days and when the government decides to remove the babies from their francophone parents, making them wards of the British king, Emma signs on as their nurse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 6,000 daily visitors come to ogle the identical \"Quints\" playing in their custom-built playground; at the height of the Great Depression, the tourism and advertising dollars pour in. While the rest of the world delights in their sameness, Emma sees each girl as unique: Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Marie, and Émilie. With her quirky eye for detail, Emma records every strange twist of events in her private journals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the fight over custody and revenues turns increasingly explosive, Emma is torn between the fishbowl sanctuary of Quintland and the wider world, now teetering on the brink of war. Steeped in research, \u003cem\u003eThe Quintland Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel of love, heartache, resilience, and enduring sisterhood--a fictional, coming-of-age story bound up in one of the strangest true tales of the past century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062839091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2019 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2019 pg. 121\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shelley Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234801901749,"sku":"9780062839091","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0c93b3bd-97a4-4d48-9fb6-daa52ddff824.jpg?v=1743518854","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-quintland-sisters-9780062839091","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}