The Springhouse
No Customer Reviews
"You know any good Italian girls?"
"No, can't say that I do. I only know naughty ones. Oh and Marietta, of course." I bit my lip. I hated imagining him marrying anyone, Italian or not. Where would my best friend go if he got married? "Why is everyone in such a rush to get hitched?"
He glanced at me out of the corner of his eye and smiled again. "Maybe I should just bite the bullet and enlist like Giovanni." Amidst rationing for the war effort, her brother enlisting, and the fight for women's suffrage, eighteen-year-old Giorgie is confined to her father's vineyard and the family business. Forever in pain from Post Polio Syndrome, she pushes herself to rise each morning. Everyone around Giorgie is getting married and starting their lives, but having babies goes against what the doctors say is best, not to mention her mother's dying wish. Even so, one morning in the Strip District, she meets a strange Russian man who suddenly comes to live with her. When catastrophic loss upon loss calls at her father's vineyard, Giorgie will need her new-found strength to protect what is left after the Spanish Influenza. Set in 1918, The Springhouse is a coming-of-age tale about the strength of love in the face of pandemic disease and the courage to keep living when all hope seems lost.
"No, can't say that I do. I only know naughty ones. Oh and Marietta, of course." I bit my lip. I hated imagining him marrying anyone, Italian or not. Where would my best friend go if he got married? "Why is everyone in such a rush to get hitched?"
He glanced at me out of the corner of his eye and smiled again. "Maybe I should just bite the bullet and enlist like Giovanni." Amidst rationing for the war effort, her brother enlisting, and the fight for women's suffrage, eighteen-year-old Giorgie is confined to her father's vineyard and the family business. Forever in pain from Post Polio Syndrome, she pushes herself to rise each morning. Everyone around Giorgie is getting married and starting their lives, but having babies goes against what the doctors say is best, not to mention her mother's dying wish. Even so, one morning in the Strip District, she meets a strange Russian man who suddenly comes to live with her. When catastrophic loss upon loss calls at her father's vineyard, Giorgie will need her new-found strength to protect what is left after the Spanish Influenza. Set in 1918, The Springhouse is a coming-of-age tale about the strength of love in the face of pandemic disease and the courage to keep living when all hope seems lost.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:B0BW3BJZJ7
ISBN13:9798375542362
Release Date:August 2022
Publisher:Independently Published
Length:284 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
0 rating
Copyright © 2025 Thriftbooks.com
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
