Dianne Warren
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English
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While gridlocked in the churchyard of a small Irish town, the traffic frozen in place for the funeral of a young mother and her infant, an unbidden thought comes to Frances Moon. "I lost a baby when I was nineteen." She is surprised by how easily the long-suppressed memory slips into her consciousness, and by her own voice as she speaks the thought aloud to Ian, her partner of twenty years. The next morning, Ian is gone. Numbed by abandonment, Frances...
Author
Language
English
Description
The town of Juliet, population 1,011, is a blink-and-miss-it kind of town - a dusty oasis on the edge of vast sand hills. It's easy to believe that nothing of consequence takes place here. But the hills vibrate with life and the town's heart beats in the rich stories of its people. Set over the course of just one night, Juliet in August unfolds through a series of episodes as its characters' lives overlap and intersect in the business of day-to-day...