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NEW GIRL IN LITTLE COVE
Maeve Binchy meets Derry Girls and the smash hit musical Come From Away' in a comic, heartfelt novel about finding your place in the world.
After school teacher Brigid Roche scandalizes the fishing village of Little Cove, Newfoundland by running off with a priest, the school looks to the mainland to fill the job. They want someone who can uphold their Catholic values and keep a motley group of largely unwilling students in line.
The position is filled by Rachel O'Brien, a young woman desperate for a fresh start after a failed relationship and the death of her father. She isn't surprised that her students don't see the value of learning French. But she is surprised that she can barely understand their English, which is thickly accented and full of unfamiliar (to her) expressions. Is it a compliment or insult if she is called a sleeveen'? (Insult.) The anonymous notes telling her to go home certainly don't make her feel welcome.
Still, she is quickly drawn into the island's traditional music and culture, and the lives of her students and fellow teacher Doug Bishop. But when her beliefs clash with church and community, she makes a decision that throws her career into jeopardy. In trying to help a student, has she gone too far? She will depend on the intervention of the Holy Dusters,' the local women who hook rugs and clean the church, for her salvation.
New Girl in Little Cove tells the story of a woman who tries to escape, only to find that sorrow is universal and strangers can sometimes comfort better than friends. An energetic debut, this is a charming, satisfying romantic comedy.
DAMHNAIT MONAGHAN was once a mainlander who taught in a small fishing village in Newfoundland, although she now lives in the U.K. A former teacher and lawyer, Monaghan has almost 60 publication credits, including flash fiction, creative non-fiction, and short stories. Her short prose has won or placed in various writing competitions and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best Small Fictions, and Best Microfictions. New Girl in Little Cove placed in the top six from more than 350 entries in the 2019 International Caledonia Novel Award.
The position is filled by Rachel O'Brien, a young woman desperate for a fresh start after a failed relationship and the death of her father. She isn't surprised that her students don't see the value of learning French. But she is surprised that she can barely understand their English, which is thickly accented and full of unfamiliar (to her) expressions. Is it a compliment or insult if she is called a sleeveen'? (Insult.) The anonymous notes telling her to go home certainly don't make her feel welcome.
Still, she is quickly drawn into the island's traditional music and culture, and the lives of her students and fellow teacher Doug Bishop. But when her beliefs clash with church and community, she makes a decision that throws her career into jeopardy. In trying to help a student, has she gone too far? She will depend on the intervention of the Holy Dusters,' the local women who hook rugs and clean the church, for her salvation.
New Girl in Little Cove tells the story of a woman who tries to escape, only to find that sorrow is universal and strangers can sometimes comfort better than friends. An energetic debut, this is a charming, satisfying romantic comedy.
DAMHNAIT MONAGHAN was once a mainlander who taught in a small fishing village in Newfoundland, although she now lives in the U.K. A former teacher and lawyer, Monaghan has almost 60 publication credits, including flash fiction, creative non-fiction, and short stories. Her short prose has won or placed in various writing competitions and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best Small Fictions, and Best Microfictions. New Girl in Little Cove placed in the top six from more than 350 entries in the 2019 International Caledonia Novel Award.
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Published 2021-03-01 by Harper Collins Canada |