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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... believe the extent to which she was being manipulated . " And why do you need me ? " she inquired . " If someone sees you weak once , you're forever weak . ” " No , " Bena disagreed . " That's not true . " " You're young . It's a ...
... believe the extent to which she was being manipulated . " And why do you need me ? " she inquired . " If someone sees you weak once , you're forever weak . ” " No , " Bena disagreed . " That's not true . " " You're young . It's a ...
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... believe I've ever feigned interest in your life . " He scowled and dropped onto the stool . " I don't believe . ' Not terribly convincing , Bena . ” He bent over his legs , elbows on his knees . A shaft of sunlight freed itself from a ...
... believe I've ever feigned interest in your life . " He scowled and dropped onto the stool . " I don't believe . ' Not terribly convincing , Bena . ” He bent over his legs , elbows on his knees . A shaft of sunlight freed itself from a ...
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... believe he'd hit her . " That's not true , " she said . She didn't sound convincing , even to herself . Red rolled a cigarette and lit it . He threw the match over his shoulder , as if he didn't care whether they burned to death in this ...
... believe he'd hit her . " That's not true , " she said . She didn't sound convincing , even to herself . Red rolled a cigarette and lit it . He threw the match over his shoulder , as if he didn't care whether they burned to death in this ...
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THE STOLEN PILLBOX | 1 |
BUFFALO MASS SUICIDE | 26 |
THE WEDDING TENT | 45 |
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