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About The Book
Harmony is the optimistic, resilient Las Vegas ex-showgirl who returns home one day to the news that her beloved daughter, Pepper, has died of AIDS. In an effort to come to grips with her loss, she decides she must travel to New York City, where her daughter had been living, to understand Pepper's life leading up to her death. She manages to stay afloat, buoyed by her precocious five-year-old son, Eddie, and her two outspoken sisters as they set forth on a journey across the country, seeking answers about her daughter's death.
From Nevada to New York to Oklahoma, the eccentrics Harmony and her entourage meet nudge them closer to an inner peace with life, and a way to find hope in the future. Alive with inventive storytelling and honest emotion, The Late Child is a warm, enriching experience that celebrates the unique relationship between mother and child.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (June 1, 2010)
- Length: 480 pages
- ISBN13: 9781439129784
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Ronald Reed Fort Worth Star-Telegram May be the best pure love story he has written.
Malcolm Jones Jr. Newsweek Intensely lively...Harmony holds us even tighter than she did in The Desert Rose...In The Late Child, the former showgirl...achieves heroic proportions.
Peggy Payne The Dallas Morning News Deftly told. Wildly imaginative, with quick, sharp characterizations...delicious in details from start to finish.
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