| Along Came Mary: A Bad Girl Creek Novel Contributor(s): Mapson, Jo-Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743224620 ISBN-13: 9780743224628 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: Written with the same "feisty characters and rueful emotional wisdom" ("Kirkus Reviews") that have brought Mapson such a devoted following, "Along Came Mary" explores the importance of reconciling with one's past, and illuminates the meaning of community, family, and friendship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - General - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.34" W x 7.92" (0.68 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: USA Today called Jo-Ann Mapson's national bestseller Bad Girl Creek a valentine to oceans of good women who survive bad beginnings and worse men. Now the author, hailed as one of the most gifted writers of the contemporary urban West (Los Angeles Times), brings back the hard-luck women of her acclaimed previous novel -- and introduces another indelible character into their midst. After finally wising up to her drunken rodeo crooner lover, Mary Madigan saddles up her twin border collies and takes her act on the road, leaving miles of heartache and highway behind. When she meets Rick, a charming and persistent journalist haunted by his own ghosts, she suddenly has a travel companion and a new lover (with an all-too-familiar set of tricks). Their travels ultimately bring them to Bad Girl Creek, where the waters have already been troubled. Phoebe's pregnancy is life-threatening, Nance's break-up diet has turned dangerously successful, Beryl is still struggling to adjust to life after prison, and HIV-positive Ness is distancing herself from the healthy world -- if you can call it that. But these are the Bad Girl Creek ladies: they are resilient. The ways they pull together, cheer each other on through good times and bad, and cope with every curve life throws at them make up the heart and soul of this powerful and big-hearted novel. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mapson, Jo-Ann: - Jo-Ann Mapson is the author of eight novels. She teaches fiction in the MFA program at the University of Alaska, and lives with her husband and four dogs in Anchorage, Alaska, where she is at work on a new novel. Visit her at www.joannmapson.com. |