Gus in Bronze - by Alexandra Marshall (Paperback)

Name: Gus in Bronze - by Alexandra Marshall (Paperback)
Brand: Harper Paperbacks
SKU: 1003033500
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At the center of this "straight-to-the-gut" (Publishers Weekly) novel is strong, lovely Augusta--Gus--wife and mother of three children, who is dying of cancer.
Author(s): Alexandra Marshall
256 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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About the Book

At the center of this straight-to-the-gut (Publishers Weekly) novel is strong, lovely Augusta--Gus--wife and mother of three children, who is dying of cancer. In her last weeks she sits for a sculptor capturing her spirit in bronze--a brave final gesture for her young family. Above all, this poetic story is about the small, strange, and important ways people have of expressing love (Christian Science Monitor).

Book Synopsis

At the center of this "straight-to-the-gut" (Publishers Weekly) novel is strong, lovely Augusta--Gus--wife and mother of three children, who is dying of cancer. In her last weeks she sits for a sculptor capturing her spirit in bronze--a brave final gesture for her young family. "Above all, this poetic story is about the small, strange, and important ways people have of expressing love" (Christian Science Monitor).

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"Marshall has the essential novelist's gift, the creation of vivid characters." The New York Times

Dimensions (Overall): 8.18 Inches (H) x 5.48 Inches (W) x .61 Inches (D)

Weight: .54 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Sub-Genre: Literary

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Number of Pages: 256

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks

Format: Paperback

Author: Alexandra Marshall

Language: English

Street Date: January 21, 1999

TCIN: 1003033500

UPC: 9780395924907

Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-4132

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.61 inches length x 5.48 inches width x 8.18 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.54 pounds

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