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Highlights
- 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).
Review Quotes
"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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