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Matrons and Madams (Bread and Roses, 1) by Sharon Johnston is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Matrons and Madams (Bread and Roses, 1) about?
A Globe and Mail Bestseller! Clara Durling, a British widow of the First World War, arrives in Canada as the new superintendent of the Lethbridge Hospital just as wounded soldiers stream home. Lily Parsons is a young, widowed schoolteacher from Nova Scotia who ends up in the same city, managing a brothel called The Last Post. Set against the backdrop of love, union organizers, amorous bachelors, gamblers, drinkers, and prostitutes, the lives of these two women unexpectedly intertwine when Clara, in the heat of local politics and responding to the highest incidence of venereal disease in the province, establishes the first venereal disease clinic in the province, with Lily's help. In this sprawling saga, Lily and Clara must confront the city's conservative thinkers to bring help and compassion to wounded veterans.
Who reads Matrons and Madams (Bread and Roses, 1)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Sharon Johnston
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group / Dundurn Press
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781459728981
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.07 / 5 (85 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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