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03020aam a2200457 i 4500 001 979073AC09DB11EF9809F61335ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240504010017 008 240308s2024 nyu d 000 1 eng d 020 $a 0593946693 020 $a 9780593946695 035 $a (OCoLC)1428735421 040 $a LMJ $b eng $e rda $c LMJ $d LJW $d BDX $d PX0 $d LJW $d SILO 050 4 $a PS3619.I56294 $b H39 2024b 082 04 $a 813/.6 $2 23/eng/20240429 100 1 $a Simonson, Helen, $e author. 245 14 $a The Hazelbourne ladies motorcycle and flying club : $b a novel $h [large print] / $c Helen Simonson. 250 $a First large print edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Random House Large Print, $c 2024. 300 $a 611 pages (large print) ; $c 24 cm 340 $n large print (16 point) $2 rdafs 520 $a "Constance Haverhill is without prospects. Her mother has just passed away, her brother is newly married, and now that the Great War is over, she has been asked to give up managing the estate she helped to run when the men all joined the army. It is suggested to her that she become a governess. But first, she will act as caretaker to Mrs. Fog, an old family friend who is convalescing at a seaside resort. Constance is soon swept up in the social whirl of the Meredith Hotel and its colorful inhabitants, most notably, Poppy Wirrall. Poppy wears trousers, operates a taxi and delivery service to employ local women, and manages a ladies' motorcycle club. She and her friends welcome Constance into their circle, despite the differences in their stations-Poppy is, for all her empowered modernity, the daughter of a land-owning gentleman, while Constance has only weeks before she must find a position and a home. Constance soon learns, however, that not everything is as it seems in this pocket of English high society. As her connection to this new group deepens and she makes a powerful impression on Poppy's recalcitrant but handsome brother-a former fighter pilot who recently lost a leg in battle-old secrets come to light. Soon, the women are forced to confront the fact that the freedoms they gained during the war are likely to be revoked as the country settles into a hard-won peace"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Women $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Motorcycle taxi drivers $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Motorcycles $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Sex role $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Women $x Societies and clubs $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Female friendship $v Fiction. 651 0 $a England $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Social life and customs $y 20th century $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Large print books. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Comedies of manners. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft 941 $a 3 945 $a lpt 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20240525011244.0 952 $l LXPB815 $d 20240515165436.0 $m FIC SIM 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20240504010255.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=979073AC09DB11EF9809F61335ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search