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The latecomers

by Helen Klein Ross · 2018

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Forced to give up her baby for adoption after the death of her husband in 1908, an Irish teen takes a maid's job at a sprawling New England estate before a mysterious death reveals a five-generation secret.

Themes
immigrationimmigrationMore like thisLess of this
Setting
IrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of thisNew EnglandNew EnglandMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 432 pages

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