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Galveston Rose
Mary Powell
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Description for Galveston Rose
Hardcover. Galveston widow Rose Parrish, 76 years old and in failing health, is coming to grips with her life. Her only companions are her housekeeper, Pearl, her financial advisor, Captain Broussard, and a medical student, Jesse Martin. Mary Powell weaves the separate stories of these people into tale of "the good life" and "the good death". Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 603.
Vibrant, opinionated, and independent - that's Galveston widow Rose Parrish. Seventy-six years old and in failing health, Rose is coming to grips with her life. She lives alone in a stately home once full of life; her only companions are her housekeeper, Pearl, her financial advisor, Captain J.J. Broussard, and a young medical student, Jesse Martin. Mary Powell weaves the separate stories of these people into a poignant and often humorous tale of ""the good life"" and ""the good death."" Preparing for the inevitable, Rose sells all her stock to fund her last adventure; she changes her will to leave ... Read more
Vibrant, opinionated, and independent - that's Galveston widow Rose Parrish. Seventy-six years old and in failing health, Rose is coming to grips with her life. She lives alone in a stately home once full of life; her only companions are her housekeeper, Pearl, her financial advisor, Captain J.J. Broussard, and a young medical student, Jesse Martin. Mary Powell weaves the separate stories of these people into a poignant and often humorous tale of ""the good life"" and ""the good death."" Preparing for the inevitable, Rose sells all her stock to fund her last adventure; she changes her will to leave ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
322
Place of Publication
Fort Worth, United States
ISBN
9780875653037
SKU
V9780875653037
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-48
About Mary Powell
Mary Powell received her MFA from Texas State University-San Marcos, where she now serves as adjunct in the Department of English. She is the author of Auslander, a novel, and lives at Canyon Lake with her husband, John, and a cat named Zora.
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