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The cars owner, henry kaufman, was a local industrialist who, along with. But the minute constance is issued a gun, she finds her calling. Girl waits with gun a kopp sisters novel book 1 kindle. Girl waits with gun is historical fiction based on the truelife accounts of the kopp sisters of new jersey, whose lives were irrevocably changed after one roadside incident when their horsedriven buggy was damaged by a car. At nearly 6feet tall, constance is a formidable character who can pack heat, deliver a zinger and catch a criminal without missing a beat. Girl waits with gun is a historical fiction about the first female deputy sheriff in the usa and her two sisters. The title, girl waits with gun, comes from a headline of a 1915 news article about the kopp sisters constance, norma, and fleurette which. Amy stewarts truelife protagonist is a rough and tumble version of the early twentieth centurys new woman. Read along as constance, based on the forgotten true history of one of the nations first female deputy sheriffs, defends her family from the torments of a crooked silk. Girl waits with gun might sometimes be a story in which truth is stranger than fiction, but it also makes for pretty charming fiction. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated. This novel is based on the true story of constance kopp, one of the first female sheriffs in america.
Amy stewart s truelife protagonist is a rough and tumble version of the early twentieth century s new woman. When their buggy is destroyed by a speeding car, the accident sets off a most unlikely chain of events including blackmail, kidnapping threats, gunfights, and stakeouts. Mar 06, 2020 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 america. We have undercurrents of early feminism and class struggles, as well as humor and suspense. When, on a fine july day in 1914, silk factory heir henry kaufman recklessly drives his motorcar into the buggy conveying constance. The story is as much about the people involved as it is about resolving the mess in which constance finds herself. Amy stewarts new novel is inspired by the reallife tale of the kopp sisters. Constance kopp and the story behind girl waits with gun. This second installment, also ripped from the headlines, takes us farther into the riveting story of a woman who defied expectations, forged her own path, and tackled crime. Steve inskeep talks to amy stewart about her novel girl waits with gun. A first edition, first printing in perfect condition an example for the. Girl waits with gun 2015 lady cop makes trouble 2016 miss kopps midnight confessions.
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Suzanne rindell, author of the other typist from the new york times bestselling author of the drunken botanist. In 2015, writer amy stewart published girl waits with gun, a novel based on kopp s life. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the. Constance kopp isnt what one would consider ordinary. Fleurette eugenie kopp birgel 18971975 find a grave. Amazon developing drama girl waits with gun based on book. One of the countrys first female detectives and the subject of bestselling author amy stewarts new novel, girl waits with gun, kopp is a guntoting gal plagued by a family secret. The secret plot to murder lincoln before the civil war girl waits with gun is fresh, funny and utterly compelling and constance kopp and her sisters are not just great investigators, but completely original women. Girl waits with gun by amy stewart is a 2015 mariner books publication e book library edition constance kopp is my kind of heroine. Aug 30, 2015 amy stewarts first novel, girl waits with gun, follows her awardwinning nonfiction the drunken botanist, itself a dram of good cheer after her previous, excellently. The title comes from one of a number of newspaper headlines about kopp s conflict with kaufman.
Her latest, girl waits with gun, is a novel based on a true story. Girl waits with gun book king county library system. She has also written six nonfiction books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world, including four new york times bestsellers. When constance kopp and her sisters suffer a runin with a ruthless, powerful crook, constance leaves her quiet country life to team up. Girl waits with gun makes excellent use of history to put a fresh spin on classic copandcrook types. Amy stewart, girl waits with gun is historical fiction based on the lives of early female deputy sheriff constance kopp and her sisters, norma and fleurette. Girl waits with gun is the first book in the kopp sisters series by nyt bestselling american author, amy stewart. Constance kopp was made a sheriff and norma kopp was part of the triple threats. Truth is strange and fiction is charming in girl waits with gun.
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Unmarried, with no job, she and her two sisters survive by selling off parts of the family farm in rural new jersey. A first edition, first printing in perfect condition an example for the collector. The drunken botanist, wicked bugs, wicked plants, and flower confidential. Based on the kopp sisters reallife adventures, girl waits with gun introduced the sensational lives of constance kopp and her sisters to an army of enthusiastic readers. Out of stewarts discovery came 2015s girl waits with gun, the first in what is now, with miss kopp just wont quit, a fournovel series. This book is a departure for her, and a successful one. Girl waits with gun 1 by amy stewart 2016, paperback at the. Girl waits with gun, by amy stewart the new york times.
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