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The women on platform two / Laura Anthony.
"In 1970s Dublin, all forms of contraception are strictly forbidden, but an intrepid group of women will risk everything to change that in this sweeping, timely novel inspired by a remarkable and little-known true story. Dublin, 1969: Maura has just married Dr. Christy Davenport and they look forward to growing their family. But as her husband's vicious temper emerges, Maura worries that her home might never be safe for a child. Meanwhile, her close friend Bernie, a mother of three, learns the devastating news that if she conceives again, her health complications could prove fatal. Dublin, 2023: A close call makes Saoirse realize that she may never want to be a mother. Little does she know that only a few decades ago, a group of women made this option possible for her. And she's about to meet one of them..."-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781420527209
- ISBN: 1420527207
- Physical Description: 519 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2025.
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| Subject: | Mothers > Fiction. Reproductive rights > Ireland > History > Fiction. Women > Social conditions > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. Dublin (Ireland) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Social problem fiction. Large print books. |
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