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Friends, Lovers and More
- Subgenre
- romance
- Edition year
- 2012-06-27
- Spice
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Italian immigrant Camille Rosario relocates with her parents to sleepy Paola, Kansas, where classmate Opal Richards softens her difficult start. Despite clashing personalities and a three-year age gap, they forge a lasting bond. At thirteen, Camille launches a seamstress career, and the two work side by side as boss and accountant outfitting Midwest brides. Opal raises a child out of wedlock with Camille's help, defying societal conventions, while they endure the Depression, the Dirty Thirties, war, segregation, broken engagements, death, polio, tornados, and life-threatening health issues, bound by humor and loyalty across the decades.
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- Epic Saga: “Through the Depression, the Dirty Thirties, War, Rock n Roll, Segregation” source
- Coming of Age: “At thirteen, Camilles exceptional sewing skills kick-starts a life-long seamstress career” source
- Found Family: “Tall, beautiful Opal challenges societys mores by raising a child out of wedlock with Camilles help” source
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