Kaye Gibbons
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
p2004
Physical Desc
5 sound discs (ca. 5 hr., 50 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Maureen Ross, well past a safe childbearing age, is experiencing a difficult pregnancy. Her husband, Troop-cold and careless of her condition-is an emotional cripple who has battered her spirit throughout their marriage. As Maureen's time grows near, she becomes convinced she will die in childbirth. Into this loveless mňage arrives Mary Oliver, Troop's niece. The sheltered child of a well-to-do, freethinking Washington family, Mary comes to help...
Author
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st large print ed.
Physical Desc
296 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Ellen settles into a permanent home with a new mother, where she manages conflicted feelings through her ritual visits to the county fair, her poetry, and her growing relationship with marriage-oriented Stuart.