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The Linen House

Adelaide Brooke

Historical Fiction · 2021 · 416 pages

The Linen House

by Adelaide Brooke

4.3 Sample rating

From 1912 to 1945, the women of the Kerr family hold their linen mill together through strikes, the Great War, and the Blitz. A sweeping story of resilience, sisterhood, and the threads that bind a family.

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Profanity

Mild

Period-appropriate mild language.

Violence

Moderate

Wartime bombing scenes and a workplace accident.

Sexual content

Mild

One brief, non-explicit romantic scene.

Mature themes

Moderate

Grief, poverty, and wartime loss.

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“Rich historical detail and moving characters.”

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“Made me cry twice. Beautiful.”

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