Summary
Game warden Elsie Buttrick has just given birth to Dick's illegitimate daughter, Rose, and over the next 16 years the fiercely independent Elsie grapples with motherhood, aging, and love, and throws herself into a crusade to stop her land-grabbing brother-in-law from expanding his seaside resort. Me... Full description
Summary: |
Game warden Elsie Buttrick has just given birth to Dick's illegitimate daughter, Rose, and over the next 16 years the fiercely independent Elsie grapples with motherhood, aging, and love, and throws herself into a crusade to stop her land-grabbing brother-in-law from expanding his seaside resort. Meanwhile, Dick's wife, May, reconciles a public humiliation with an intense love for Rose. As Elsie's lust flares, May sinks deeper into her devotion to her children and Rose. |
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Item Description: |
Maps on front and back inside covers. |
Physical Description: |
355 p. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780375410253 0375410252 |
Author Notes: |
He is also a novelist and translator. His novel Spartina, a classic tale of a man, a boat, and a storm, won the National Book Award in 1989. His other works include The Half-Life of Happiness, An American Romance, and Compass Rose. (Bowker Author Biography) |