The Cape Ann : a novel
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The Cape Ann : a novel
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Edition:
1st Three Rivers Press ed.
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Three Rivers Pr., ©2010.
Physical Description:
10 books in a cloth bag (346 pages) ; 37 x 15 cm + 1 leader's discussion folder.
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General Note:
A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title and a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders.
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Summary:
Portrait of a family struggling quietly with a crisis. Willie is a compulsive gambler and disregards his wife Arlene's plea for a house. They live together in a small backroom of the depot where Willie works, and have one six-year-old daughter, Lark. Since Willie can't save any money, Arlene decides to start her own typing business. She and Lark dream of the day they can buy the Cape Ann house they've chosen from a house catalog. Willie's gambling threatens to drain Arlene's down payment money. Will Lark and her mother's dream ever come to fruition?