Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog



Mrs. Wiggins / Mary Monroe.

Missus Wiggins (other title)
Monroe, Mary, (author.).

Summary:

"The daughter of a prostitute mother and an alcoholic father, Maggie Franklin knew her only way out was to marry someone upstanding and church-going. Someone like Hubert Wiggins, the most eligible man in Lexington, Alabama--and the son of its most revered preacher. Proper and prosperous, Hubert is glad to finally have a wife, even one with Maggie's background. For Hubert has a secret he desperately needs to stay hidden. And Maggie's unexpected charm, elegance, and religious devotion makes her the perfect partner in lies..."-- Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781496732583
  • ISBN: 1496732588
  • ISBN: 9781496732590
  • Physical Description: 296 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Kensington Books edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Dafina, an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp., 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes discussion questions.
Subject: African Americans > Fiction.
African American families > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Secrecy.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 56 of 68 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 68 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Gunn Memorial Public Library F MON (Text) 34621991168405 Adult Fiction Available -

LDR 02175cam a2200469Ii 4500
00112587608
003CARDINAL
00520210607192034.0
008210316t20212021nyu e 000 f eng d
010 . ‡a 202945314
020 . ‡a9781496732583 ‡q(hardcover)
020 . ‡a1496732588 ‡q(hardcover)
020 . ‡a9781496732590
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)1241982562
040 . ‡aIG$ ‡beng ‡erda ‡cIG$ ‡dOCLCO ‡dIK2 ‡dQS3
08204. ‡a813/.54 ‡223
1001 . ‡aMonroe, Mary, ‡eauthor. ‡0(CARDINAL)350175
24510. ‡aMrs. Wiggins / ‡cMary Monroe.
2463 . ‡aMissus Wiggins
250 . ‡aFirst Kensington Books edition
264 1. ‡aNew York, NY : ‡bDafina, an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp., ‡c2021.
264 4. ‡c©2021
300 . ‡a296 pages ; ‡c24 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
500 . ‡aIncludes discussion questions.
520 . ‡a"The daughter of a prostitute mother and an alcoholic father, Maggie Franklin knew her only way out was to marry someone upstanding and church-going. Someone like Hubert Wiggins, the most eligible man in Lexington, Alabama--and the son of its most revered preacher. Proper and prosperous, Hubert is glad to finally have a wife, even one with Maggie's background. For Hubert has a secret he desperately needs to stay hidden. And Maggie's unexpected charm, elegance, and religious devotion makes her the perfect partner in lies..."-- ‡cPublisher's description.
650 0. ‡aAfrican Americans ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)302374
650 0. ‡aAfrican American families ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)293540
650 0. ‡aSecrecy ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)341179
650 0. ‡aMan-woman relationships ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)304826
650 0. ‡aFamilies ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)293924
650 7. ‡aSecrecy. ‡2homoit ‡0(CARDINAL)252854
655 7. ‡aHistorical fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)336259
655 7. ‡aDomestic fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)335559
655 7. ‡aNovels. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)336215
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 202106
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 202309
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 202312
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 202403
901 . ‡a12587608 ‡bOCoLC ‡c12587608 ‡tbiblio ‡soclc