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Holeman, Linda. Devil's Darning Needle. Erin, ON: The Porcupine's Quill (1999). Holeman, Linda. Raspberry House Blues. Toronto, ON: Tundra Books (2000). Holeman, Linda.
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In Europe, dragonflies have often been seen as sinister. Some English vernacular names, such as "horse- stinger", "devil's darning needle", and "ear cutter", link them with evil or injury. Swedish folklore holds that the devil uses dragonflies to weigh people's souls. The Norwegian name for dragonflies is Øyenstikker ("eye- poker"), and in Portugal, they are sometimes called tira-olhos ("eyes- snatcher").
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A tall man, Binns was known to reformers as 'Long John Binns', but to government supporters as 'the devil's darning needle'. Binns, Tandy and Cope were all heavily involved in the financing of the Royal Canal and served on its board of directors, and Binns had bridges over both the Grand Canal and the Royal Canal named in his honour. Cope also had a bridge named after him.
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Holeman is the author of fourteen books of fiction, which have sold millions of copies worldwide. Her work has been translated into twenty languages, and includes two adult collections of literary short stories, Flying to Yellow and Devil's Darning Needle, as well as the historical novels The Linnet Bird, The Moonlit Cage, In A Far Country, The Saffron Gate, The Lost Souls of Angelkov, and The Devil On Her Tongue. Her particular interest in writing historical fiction is demonstrating the plight of women in the 18th and 19th centuries, from the point of view of strongly drawn female protagonists. She travels widely to research her novels in great depth, and her ability to capture place and era has consistently met with positive critical review.
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