The Lace Makers of Glenmara
The Lace Makers of Glenmara A Novel Heather Barbieri For my family Life itself is a thread that is never broken, never lost. —Jacques Roumain Contents Epigraph Learning to Sew Chapter 1 That Irish Rain Chapter 2 William the Traveler Chapter 3 A Village at the End of the World Chapter 4 The American Girl Chapter 5 Absences and Visitations Chapter 6 Cliff Walk Chapter 7 Holy Orders Chapter 8 A Cup of Tea & Jealousy Chapter 9 Dirty Laundry & Contraception Chapter 10 The Lace Society Chapter 11 Kate’s Idea Chapter 12 Father Byrne on Patrol Chapter 13 Imaginary Breasts Chapter 14 Sullivan Deane Chapter 15 Held So Close Chapter 16 Craic Chapter 17 Singing to the Sea Chapter 18 Hail the Long-Lost Mariner Chapter 19 All Ye Sinners Bow Your Heads and Pray Chapter 20 Another Life Chapter 21 Of Bobbins and Pins Chapter 22 A Hundred Little Bruises Chapter 23 Wear It Well Chapter 24 Famine Ghosts Chapter 25 Lost and Found Chapter 26 The Things That Shape Us Chapter 27 A Turn in the Road Chapter 28 A Soul of the Sea Chapter 29 A Word, Please Chapter 30 On the Mend Chapter 31 Market Day Chapter 32 Fame & Fortune Chapter 33 Finishing Work Acknowledgments About the Author Other Books by Heather Barbieri Copyright About the Publisher Learning to Sew What you need: A sewing machine, your mother’s, yes, the sky blue Singer, its hum a lullaby from infancy, you in a Moses basket at her feet, grabbing bright threads Notions (tools and thoughts in equal measure), such as Scissors, three to six inches long, sharp pointed, pinking shears, thread clips, buttonholers,
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