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Description for The Rock Orchard
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'Some women barter their bodies like whores with wedding bands. Some use sex like a sword. But some women can touch a man and heal like Jesus. The man who sees sunrise from a Belle woman's bed will swear he's been born again.' So begins Paula Wall's funny, poignant, and sexy novel, THE ROCK ORCHARD. Musette Belle could lay her hand on a baby's heart and see his life as he'd already lived it. Even in death, she continues to shock the good citizens of Leaper's Fork, Tenessee and her descendents are doing their best to carry on her legacy. ... Read more
'Some women barter their bodies like whores with wedding bands. Some use sex like a sword. But some women can touch a man and heal like Jesus. The man who sees sunrise from a Belle woman's bed will swear he's been born again.' So begins Paula Wall's funny, poignant, and sexy novel, THE ROCK ORCHARD. Musette Belle could lay her hand on a baby's heart and see his life as he'd already lived it. Even in death, she continues to shock the good citizens of Leaper's Fork, Tenessee and her descendents are doing their best to carry on her legacy. ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Black Swan London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552772471
SKU
KRS0004632
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Paula Wall
Paula Wall is the author of two collections of short pieces, My Love Is Free...but the Rest of Me Don't Come Cheap and If I Were a Man, I'd Marry Me. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee
Reviews for The Rock Orchard
"The most unlikely things grow in THE ROCK ORCHARD - prosperity, love, faith and friendship...and some deep southern characters whose turns of phrase and approach to life will have you laughing out loud"
Jodi Picoult "Paula Wall has written a delicious tale about quintessential southern belles with family ties so strong you could lace a corset with them. Authentic, ... Read more
Jodi Picoult "Paula Wall has written a delicious tale about quintessential southern belles with family ties so strong you could lace a corset with them. Authentic, ... Read more