The Mineral PalaceG.P. Putman's Sons, 2000 - 325 Seiten "To distract herself, Bena accepts a part-time position as a society reporter for the local paper, following the activities of the town's elite club women - women such as Reimer Lee Jackson, with her plans to restore a crumbling monument to the mining industry, the Mineral Palace, to its former grandeur. Soon Bena finds herself drawn to the seamier side of Pueblo, to a run-down saloon, where she befriends Red Grissom, a taciturn rancher, and to the lurid halls of a rooming house, where she encounters a pregnant prostitute, Maude Hewitt. The question of the unborn baby's paternity leads Bena to uncover not only the sexual corruption on which an entire town is founded, but also the lies that enclose her own marriage and her role as mother. As the two women's lives converge, in ways that shock, Bena is compelled to return to the decaying architecture of the Mineral Palace. |
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... Gast's paw behind the baby's head . " He's been slow to grow up . " Mr. Gast rubbed the baby's nose . “ And who could blame him ? It only gets worse from here . " He stared at Little Ted's face . " I think he looks a bit like his mother ...
... Gast's paw behind the baby's head . " He's been slow to grow up . " Mr. Gast rubbed the baby's nose . “ And who could blame him ? It only gets worse from here . " He stared at Little Ted's face . " I think he looks a bit like his mother ...
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Heidi Julavits. William Bent , " Mr. Gast continued , " she hasn't been seen since last Saturday evening . " " Not that Helen can be trusted to tell the truth . " " True , " Gast conceded . " But in this case I feel that she was . You ...
Heidi Julavits. William Bent , " Mr. Gast continued , " she hasn't been seen since last Saturday evening . " " Not that Helen can be trusted to tell the truth . " " True , " Gast conceded . " But in this case I feel that she was . You ...
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... Gast calling out to her . " Yes ? " she reentered the room . Mrs. Gast looked contrite in her chair . Her hands trembled so se- verely that she couldn't light her cigarette . Bena walked back to her and took the lighter from her cold ...
... Gast calling out to her . " Yes ? " she reentered the room . Mrs. Gast looked contrite in her chair . Her hands trembled so se- verely that she couldn't light her cigarette . Bena walked back to her and took the lighter from her cold ...
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THE STOLEN PILLBOX | 1 |
BUFFALO MASS SUICIDE | 26 |
THE WEDDING TENT | 45 |
Urheberrecht | |
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