{"product_id":"mrs-walford-paperback","title":"Mrs. Walford - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrenda Tyedmers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA dark secret. A second chance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSadie Walford, the wife of a prominent Brooklyn ship broker and mother of two, registers at the Queen Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, using a false name. Two weeks later she is buried in the local cemetery. \u003cem\u003eOr is she\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout family or friends, health or hope, Sadie arrives already contemplating a drastic next step. But she hasn't counted on the likes of Eleanor, the hotel's no-nonsense bookkeeper, or Maggie, the annoyingly helpful head maid, who both have other ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chance encounter with a thief sets events in motion, and Sadie will be forced to choose: \u003cstrong\u003eHow far is she willing to go, to conceal her past, preserve her freedom, and claim the future she desires?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by actual events, this epistolary tale of heartbreak, healing, and hope unfolds through journal entries, letters, recollections and accounts. Set in Halifax, Manhattan, and on Long Island during the Gilded Age, \u003cem\u003eMrs. Walford\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of found family, love delayed, and the power of friendship in turbulent times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnter the world of \u003cem\u003eMrs. Walford\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e​​​​​​​​From a raucous boarding house in verdant Flushing, New York, to the upscale Queen Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the heavenly windows department of Louis C. Tiffany's glass and decorating company in Manhattan, to​ a doctor's private practice in a quiet Brooklyn brownstone...​​\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the moving of the Brighton Beach Hotel on Coney Island, to the dedication of the statue of \u003cem\u003eLiberty Enlightening the World...\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the bustling green market and waterfront of Halifax, to the tranquil shores of Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island ... ​you won't want to leave.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the storytellers: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscreet, unruffled ELEANOR, who keeps the Queen Hotel's books, and one or two of its secrets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e​Forthright MAGGIE, who's undaunted by her difficult beginnings and unfazed by the oddities of the hotel's guests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnigmatic SARAH, who's buoyed by her new employment as an artisan, and burdened by her past\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChatty young MATILDA from the African Nova Scotian farming community of Preston, and her tiny observant Mi'kmaw friend HANAH from across the harbour in Turtle Grove, who together notice everything that goes on at the green market\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrill-seeking JENNIE, who's never seen a pocket, or a mirror reflection, that she didn't like\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd perceptive, empathetic FRED, who's seeking atonement the only way she knows how\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you liked the friendships and atmosphere of \u003cem\u003eThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eA Gentleman in Moscow\u003c\/em\u003e, you'll love \u003cem\u003eMrs. Walford.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e​​​​​\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 410\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267161243897,"sku":"9781069545701","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Mj52qUvy4H9781069545701.webp?v=1768862098","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mrs-walford-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}