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Only the intervention of the 'Holy Dusters,' local women who hook rugs and clean the church, can salvage Rachel's job as well as her chance at a future with Doug.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49566224810257,"sku":"GOR011895340","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49639979057425,"sku":"GOR012032690","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50376563392785,"sku":"CIN1443462691G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53550564376849,"sku":"CIN1443462691VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1443462691.jpg?v=1751440217"},{"product_id":"new-girl-in-little-cove-book-damhnait-monaghan-9781525811500","title":"New Girl in Little Cove","description":"\"Fans of Richard Russo's That Old Cape Magic, Emily St. John Mandel's The Glass Hotel, and Patricia Harman's The Runaway Midwife will enjoy Rachel's fish-out-of-water journey to acceptance and understanding.\" --Booklist\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"If you loved Come From Away, don't miss this charming debut novel.\"--Kate Hilton, bestselling author of Better Luck Next Time\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After the local French teacher scandalizes the fishing village of Little Cove, Newfoundland, by running off with a priest, the school looks to the mainland to fill the job quickly. 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