Unconventional Daughters: An Engrossing Family Saga on Two Continents
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Unconventional Daughters: An Engrossing Family Saga on Two Continents

by Bruce W. BishopPublish: Dec 07, 2020Historical Fiction

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Would you marry your stepfather?

This situation is one of many dilemmas facing the women of a family separated by the Atlantic Ocean and a world of secrets and deception. Can Eva Carroll, a young feminist and budding journalist, have a happy marriage to her stepfather, and manage to placate the conventions of the day?...

It’s 1920. The Great War is over. Everyone is optimistic. Eva is the daughter of one of three sisters who have already been leading unorthodox lives. Although born in Boston, she now lives with her mother Elisabet, stepfather, and Swedish grandparents in the small Canadian coastal town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

Somewhat naive, Eva falls in love with her stepfather, only nine years her senior. When he seduces her, and her mother is told of the affair, Elisabet surprisingly condones the relationship.

But she imposes a condition — her daughter and her second husband must marry after she divorces him.

In the meantime, Eva’s two aunts living in Sweden decide to move to Canada to rejoin their sister. One aunt, obsessed with social status, has bought her title of ‘countess’, while the other has a quiet loving relationship with her female housemate. When the three sisters get together, their family background in Sweden is laid shockingly bare as they learn the truth about their parents and a brother they had never known.

As it’s almost impossible to keep Eva’s marriage to her stepfather quiet in this conservative community during the Roaring ‘20s, Eva and her family are subsequently shunned by many of the townspeople.

When Eva finds herself caught in the middle of the rivalries among the three sisters, and a growing mental health issue concerning one of them, her marriage becomes threatened. Now her future is faced with unexpected personal turmoil in the midst of the Great Depression.

Unconventional Daughters is the first book in a series of family sagas nestled in unique historical settings. If you like compelling characters, fascinating locales, and surprising plot twists, then you’ll love Bruce W. Bishop’s debut page-turner.

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Bruce W. Bishop
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Historical Mystery Historical Fiction Literary Fiction LGBT

BIOGRAPHY
You know the expression, "Do what you love and the money will follow?" Well, I'm finally doing what I love (writing novels) and I'm still buying lottery tickets!

I'm a born and bred Canadian who has been fortunate to have had a freelance career as a travel writer and author. Now, I'm more of a homebody with ... my diaries and journals. I'm writing books that I hope people won't be able to put down.

My interlinked 'Families' Storytelling' trilogy feature some recurring characters, but can be read in any order. They are UNCONVENTIONAL DAUGHTERS (1880s-1935), UNCOMMON SONS (1935-36), and UNDENIABLE RELATIONS (mid-1950s).

My latest release is a coming-of-age tale, GROW UP, RORY RAFFERTY, set in Toronto in 1979. It was recently described as a "'Heartstopper' for Boomers" and a "delicious book" by literary critic Nancy L. Wigston.

I am fascinated with the interpersonal dynamics within families and between friends in the 20th century settings. How did the social conventions of the day influence and affect our lives?

Will you join me on the journey? Welcome aboard! read more

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Book Detail
Title Unconventional Daughters: An Engrossing Family Saga on Two Continents
Author Bruce W. Bishop
ASIN B08N5NKQTQ
Publish Date 07, Dec 2020
Publisher Bruce W. Bishop in assoc. with Icarus Press
Language English
Page Count 321
Cover Design Graphic Artist Unknown
Cover Model Adapted from a 1920s tourism brochure
Cover Photographer Jamie Campbell (Photoshop)
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