9780393048872
The Nightingales of Troy: Stories of One Family's Century
Alice Fulton
ISBN 13: 9780393048872
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
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A collection of linked tales follows an eccentric and resilient family of women throughout the twentieth century: from Mamie, who prepares for childbirth in 1908 with the aid of her poppy-growing sister-in-law, to the life-changing influence of the Beatles on a school-aged niece.
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"[Alice] Fulton has a poet's economy of language and an ability to choose discerning details....[S]he is just as convincing giving voice to a schizophrenic as she is at creating prodigiously sane characters." (starred review)
Kirkus, 06/01/2008
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Book Description: WW Norton Co, 2005. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 218 x 170 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. In 1908, Mamie Garrahan faces childbirth aided by her arsenic-eating sister-in-law Kitty, a nun who grows opium poppies, and a doctor who prescribes Bayer Heroin. "In the twentieth century, I believe there are no saints left," Mamie remarks. But her daughters and granddaughter test this notion with far-reaching consequences. Kitty's arsenic reappears sixty years later in the hands of her distraught niece. A schoolgirl's passion for the Beatles and Melville a passion both lonely and funny shapes her life. Each decade is illuminated by endearingly eccentric characters: an anorexic waitress falls for a wealthy college boy in the jazz age.an exuberant young nurse questions science during the Depression.a homely seamstress designs a scandalous dress in the 1950s. The Nightingales of Troy, the first fiction collection by an acclaimed American poet, creates a vividly palpable sense of time and place. Alice Fulton's memorable characters confront the deepest dilemmas with bravery and abiding love. Bookseller Inventory # AAC9780393048872 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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