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092    |fF|aSIMONSON 
100 1  Simonson, Helen,|eauthor.  
245 14 The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club:|ba 
       novel /|c Helen Simonson. 
264  1 New York :|bRandom House,|c2024. 
300    420 pages ;|c25 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent. 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia. 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier. 
520    "Constance Haverhill is without prospects. Her mother has 
       just passed away, her brother is newly married, and now 
       that the Great War is over, she has been asked to give up 
       managing the estate she helped to run when the men all 
       joined the army. It is suggested to her that she become a 
       governess. But first, she will act as caretaker to Mrs. 
       Fog, an old family friend who is convalescing at a seaside
       resort. Constance is soon swept up in the social whirl of 
       the Meredith Hotel and its colorful inhabitants, most 
       notably, Poppy Wirrall. Poppy wears trousers, operates a 
       taxi and delivery service to employ local women, and 
       manages a ladies' motorcycle club. She and her friends 
       welcome Constance into their circle, despite the 
       differences in their stations-Poppy is, for all her 
       empowered modernity, the daughter of a land-owning 
       gentleman, while Constance has only weeks before she must 
       find a position and a home. Constance soon learns, however,
       that not everything is as it seems in this pocket of 
       English high society. As her connection to this new group 
       deepens and she makes a powerful impression on Poppy's 
       recalcitrant but handsome brother-a former fighter pilot 
       who recently lost a leg in battle-old secrets come to 
       light. Soon, the women are forced to confront the fact 
       that the freedoms they gained during the war are likely to
       be revoked as the country settles into a hard-won peace"--
       |c Provided by publisher. 
650  0 Women|vFiction. 
655  7 Novels.|2lcgft