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Emerald City Blues Linda E. Morrow Blakey Vermeule wonders how readersIn the summer of 1942, Eve Halverson assumes her dead sister's identity and leaves behind her small town life in Washington for the promise of something new in San Pedro, California. Determined to support the war effort, she takes a job at a boot factory, stepping into an unfamiliar world of sweat, steel, and camaraderie. Among the women on the factory floor, she finds resilience, laughter, and unexpected friendships that begin to reshape her