Mary Poppins-like Emmeline Darling floats into people's--family, friends, strangers--lives spreading kindness, compassion, and understanding as she fixes what's broken. The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe is a heart-warming tale set in England and Canada during the 1960s. Keep those tissues handy.
The Spoon Stealer
an imprint of Nimbus Publishing
2020
long-listed for Canada Reads 2022
363 pages
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Never-married and childless, seventy-four-year-old Emmeline lives a simple life with her dog Vera in a seaside community in England--Leigh-by-the-sea.
Emmeline leaves her house to attend a memoir class at her local library as the story begins. Her memoir soon becomes the star attraction for a diverse group of five women. They listen with rapt attention as Emmeline shares her life story.
Emmeline was born on a farm in Pictou County, Nova Scotia--the last sibling and only girl in a family of brothers.
The women are eager to learn how she ended up in England during World War I and why she has remained in the country for forty years.
Emmeline believes that the only family she has is Vera but a letter arrives from Canada to prove her wrong.
Book Message: It's never too late to fix what you perceive is broken in your life.
Book Cover: The book cover is especially appropriate--you'll discover how appropriate after you read the book. The book cover was created by Nimbus's Co-owner, Art Director, and Production Manager Heather Bryan--with input from Lesley Crewe.
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