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Girl waits with gun a kopp sisters novel book 1 kindle. Amy stewart discusses her novel girl waits with gun, a book club favorite based on the true story of constance kopp, one of the first women deputy sheriffs in. Like fever, mary beth keanes fictionalized biography of typhoid mary mallon, amy stewarts girl waits with gun tells the story of an iconoclastic early. Girl waits with gun a kopp sisters novel book 1 kindle edition by stewart, amy. Stewart addresses the practice of arresting young women on morality charges.
Stewart did an amazing job of bringing these three very different women to life. Read girl waits with gun by amy stewart available from rakuten kobo. A fictional take on the true story of americas first female. But the minute constance is issued a gun, she finds her calling.
She has also written six nonfiction books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world, including four new york times bestsellers. Girl waits with gun is the first book in amy stewarts acclaimed kopp sisters series, based on the remarkable true story of one of americas first female deputy. Based on the reallife kopp sisters of bergen county, new jersey and the. They own an independent bookstore called eureka books, which is so independent that it lives in california while they live in oregon. Constance kopp and her sisters, norma and fleurette, are driving into paterson, new jersey, on a summer day in 1914 when a motor car rams them, splintering their buggy and mildly injuring all three women and. Girl waits with gun by amy stewart is a smart, romping adventure, featuring some of the most memorable and powerful female characters in the koop sisters who. Buy a cheap copy of girl waits with gun book by amy stewart.
Amy stewarts new novel is inspired by the reallife tale of the kopp sisters, three women who faced down a cruel factory owner after he. The single woman in question is constance kopp, the protagonist of amy stewarts marvellous romp of a debut mystery girl waits with gun. Amazon developing drama girl waits with gun based on book. It is set just before the outbreak of wwi and just after a major strike by silkfactory workers. Amy stewart is the new york times bestselling author of the acclaimed kopp sisters series, which began with girl waits with gun. Her first novel, girl waits with gun, grew out of a newspaper clipping about the kopps that she discovered during her research on a gin smuggler named henry kaufman. Overall readers gave girl waits with gun their stamp of approval. Truth is strange and fiction is charming in girl waits with gun amy stewarts new novel is inspired by the reallife tale of the kopp sisters, three women who faced down a cruel factory owner.
Not only are we located in north jersey and new about all the cities amy wrote about we were all intrigued by constance knopp. But make no mistake, stewart effortlessly blends an uplifting story about independent women in the 1910s with themes that have relevance today. Rileys book club girl waits with gun by amy stewart. Girl waits with gun ebook by amy stewart rakuten kobo. Constance was a real person, as were her sisters norma and fleurette. From historical records of events she has inferred unique personality traits and with these developed a cast of credibly wilful and engaging characters.
The secret plot to murder lincoln before the civil war amy stewarts debut novel girl waits with gun is an irresistible and thoroughly enjoyable book, a suspenseful historical mystery spiced with marvelous characters, wit, and humor. She lives in portland with her husband scott brown, a rare book dealer. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read girl waits with gun. The drunken botanist, wicked bugs, wicked plants, and flower confidential. Amy stewarts popular nonfiction titles include the drunken botanist, wicked plants, and wicked bugs. Better known for her nonfiction the drunken botanist, 20, etc. Truth is strange and fiction is charming in girl waits. She and her husband own a bookstore called eureka books.
Girl waits with gun a kopp sisters novel book 1 kindle edition by. The series is based on the true story of three remarkable sisters who lived in new jersey a hundred years ago. Amazon developing drama girl waits with gun based on. Spokane is reading will focus on girl waits with gun with concurrent book discussions and related programs at libraries throughout spokane county and in. Girl waits with gun makes excellent use of history to put a fresh spin on classic copandcrook types.
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Amazon has put in development hourlong drama series girl waits with gun, based on amy stewarts bestselling book, from writers jennifer crittenden and gabrielle allan veep. Truth is strange and fiction is charming in girl waits with gun. Her six nonfiction books include the drunken botanist and wicked plants. From the new york times bestselling author of the drunken botanist comes an. Girl waits with gun kopp sisters series, 1 amy stewart, 2015 houghton mifflin harcourt 416 pp. A novel based on the forgotten true story of one of the nati. Girl waits with gun by amy stewart is a 2015 mariner books publication e book library edition constance kopp is my kind of heroine. And the buggy accident that sets off the books action actually happened. Amy stewart is the new york times bestselling author of ten books, including girl waits with gun, lady cop makes trouble, the drunken botanist, and wicked plants. Amy stewarts first novel, girl waits with gun, follows her awardwinning nonfiction the drunken botanist, itself a dram of good cheer.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Girl waits with gun book by amy stewart thriftbooks. Girl waits with gun is the first book in the kopp sisters series by nyt bestselling american author, amy stewart. If you are going to write fiction based on fact, stewarts girl waits with gun is in my opinion the perfect example of how it should be done. Based on the real life adventures of constance kopp, this first book in the kopp sisters series has constance doing battle with the owner of a silk factory after his car collides with her horse and buggy. A national bestseller a new york times editors choice a september.
When, on a fine july day in 1914, silk factory heir henry kaufman recklessly drives his motorcar into the buggy conveying constance. Girl waits with gun by amy stewart smart bitches, trashy. This is a good choice for book clubs, lovers of historical fiction, and any reader who loves seeing difficult challenges met by strong female protagonists linda n. Constance kopp was a real life woman who also happened to be the first female deputy. Amy stewart girl waits with gun houghton mifflin harcourt boston, 2015 go look this one up at your local library or the nearest bookstore. It is absolutely delightful, with a heroine who is tall, loud, smart, and deeply protective of her family.
The three sisters kopp reside without a male protector on their isolated new jersey farm. Girl waits with gun, by amy stewart the new york times. Girl waits with gun amy stewart audiobook download. Girl waits with gun by amy stewart reading guidebook club. Girl waits with gun is a historical fiction about the first female deputy sheriff in the usa and her two sisters. I thoroughly enjoyed this fictionalized account of three real sisters. Amy stewart is the new york times bestselling author of nine books, including girl waits with gun and the rest of the kopp sisters series. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading girl waits with gun a kopp sisters novel book 1. The plot centers around a woman struggling to find her place in the world until the local sheriffs department enlists her help in bringing a gang to justice. Set against the backdrop of the famous paterson silk strike and based on actual events, girl waits with gun is the first in a series of novels based on the real life adventures of constance, norma, and fleurette kopp. I would recommend this novel for historical fiction lovers, young adults and book clubs and people from new jersey. I was proved right with girl waits with gun by amy stewart. The author has cleverly expanded a real case from 191415 new jersey into a cracking good historical mystery featuring some terrific characters. The pacing was spot on, keeping me turning the pages to find out what would happen next.
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