Linda Ross

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An Imperfect Woman

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Perfection.
Mary Pearson Wood chases it for decades. From dirt floors and crude wooden plates in her dismal Missouri childhood to velvet curtains and imported porcelain china in early 1900’s Denver society, will her single- minded pursuit be her salvation or downfall?

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Victorian Sunroom

History Between the Pages A Victorian sunroom is a key setting for a scene in Chapter 4 of An Imperfect Woman by Linda Ross Here’s a look at a pregnancy reveal, 1900 style. Mary desired privacy when she shared her news with John. She yearned to pour out herprofound fear of delivering their baby in…

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Sears, Roebuck & Co.

History Between the Pages Excerpts from An Imperfect Woman by Linda Ross Hope you enjoy these short excerpts . . . references to the Sears & Roebuck Catalogue from my soon-to-be-published debut novel, An Imperfect Woman. (from Chapter 7, “Letter to Susannah”, October 1900) “I’d appreciate your guidance in selecting a new baby carriage. Perhaps…

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Beaded Purses

History Between the Pages Excerpts from An Imperfect Woman by Linda Ross (from Chapter 1, “The Secret Interview & Green Velvet”) In the refined hush of the Cottey College parlor, Mary Pearson struggled to tuck in a loose bead on her dead mother’s beaded purse. Shabby with frayed threads and faded cotton, a weary bead…

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Featured Short Story

The Hospital

The Army post-surgery ward is chilly. Wearing an old pair of cashmere mittens from several fashion seasons past, Olivia pours fresh drinking water at each bedside table. Army regulations dictate each cot has one standard issue woolen blanket in greyish green and a pillow of indeterminate age. Every small bedside table holds an enameled cup…

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The Hospital

The Army post-surgery ward is chilly. Wearing an old pair of cashmere mittens from several fashion seasons past, Olivia pours fresh drinking water at each bedside table. Army regulations dictate each cot has one standard issue woolen blanket in greyish green and a pillow of indeterminate age. Every small bedside table holds an enameled cup…

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