| Lily of the Valley Contributor(s): Shea, Suzanne Strempek (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671027115 ISBN-13: 9780671027117 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: WINNER OF THE 2000 NEW ENGLAND BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR FICTION Lily Wilk always knew she was destined to be an artist -- ever since she pulled a drawing kit from a grab bag on her tenth birthday. Now Lily's work is always in demand around her small Massachusetts town, where she makes her living painting fire hydrants, lettering diplomas, and applying "Gulls" and "Buoys" to restaurant bathroom doors. But when supermarket heiress Mary Ziemba commissions her to paint a family portrait, Lily senses her lifelong dream of creating a memorable masterpiece is finally within her grasp. What she discovers, however, is that dreams often take their own unexpected twists...and with each small and gentle brush stroke she applies to Mary Ziemba's painting, Lily learns more than she ever imagined about the meaning of friendship, family, and love. With a gift for creating fiction that is "rich with an unusual sweetness" (USA Today) and filled with wry humor, bestselling author Suzanne Strempek Shea delivers a poignant and unforgettable work of art in LILY OF THE VALLEY. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.47" W x 8.61" (0.83 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
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| Publisher Description: Lily Wilk always knew she was destined to be an artist -- ever since she pulled a drawing kit from a grab bag on her tenth birthday. Now Lily's work is always in demand around her small Massachusetts town, where she makes her living painting fire hydrants, lettering diplomas, and applying Gulls and Buoys to restaurant bathroom doors. But when supermarket heiress Mary Ziemba commissions her to paint a family portrait, Lily senses her lifelong dream of creating a memorable masterpiece is finally within her grasp. What she discovers, however, is that dreams often take their own unexpected twists...and with each small and gentle brush stroke she applies to Mary Ziemba's painting, Lily learns more than she ever imagined about the meaning of friendship, family, and love. With a gift for creating fiction that is rich with an unusual sweetness (USA Today) and filled with wry humor, bestselling author Suzanne Strempek Shea delivers a poignant and unforgettable work of art in Lily of the Valley. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shea, Suzanne Strempek: - Suzanne Strempek Shea, winner of the 2000 New England Book Award for Fiction, is the author of the novels Selling the Lite of Heaven; Hoopi Shoopi Donna; Lily of the Valley; and Around Again; and the memoirs Songs from a Lead-Lined Room: Notes -- High and Low -- From My Journey Through Breast Cancer and Radiation; and Shelf Life: Romance, Mystery, Drama, and Other Page-Turning Adventures from a Year in a Bookstore. She lives in Bondsville, Massachusetts. |