{"product_id":"elder-legacies-paperback","title":"Elder Legacies - 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\u003eLeenie Hobbie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1918 America: World War, Global Pandemic, Murder \u0026amp; the Struggle for Women's Rights\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eELDER LEGACIES, book one of the forthcoming Tommie Dubois Herbal History Mystery series, introduces Scottish immigrant, Thomasina 'Tommie' Dubois, 24 year-old war widow, and her16-year-old African American apprentice, Nell Fisher. Tommie and Nell own and operate a tearoom and apothecary in the Victorian home Tommie inherits. The bedroom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommunity of New Babylon, situated near the nation's capital, appears to be a sleepy village, but it holds dark secrets harking back to the days of slavery. Tommie and Nell discover the dead body of their boarder, Clarence Patterson. Has the deadly influenza raging across the globe struck, as the doctor hastily declares? This appears likely--- until Nell is abducted. A reluctant and inexperienced sleuth, Tommie rises to the challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Tommie first came to America her greatest wish was to become mistress of a traditional home filled with family and homemaking modeled after MRS. BEETON'S BOOK OF HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT, a Victorian Martha Stewart. Tommie clings to the book's promises of orderly habits resulting in guaranteed happiness despite all evidence to the contrary. Ever optimistic and sometimes comically naïve, Tommie tries to make her way in a man's world and finds she may have more in common with the rabble-rousing suffragists than with Mrs. Beeton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53596308537651,"sku":"9798218643126","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/zG0SAdnB3F9798218643126.webp?v=1782962882","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/elder-legacies-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}