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Shirley Ann Grau
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Entrenched on the same land since the early 1800s, the Howlands have, for seven generations, been pillars of their Southern community. Extraordinary family lore has been passed down to Abigail Howland, but not all of it. When shocking facts come to light about her late grandfather Williams relationship with Margaret Carmichael, a black housekeeper, the community is outraged, and quickly gathers to vent its fury on Abigail.
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Grau's riveting story of one man's rise to power in New Orleans-and the mystery, joy, sorrow, love, and death that shape his extraordinary life Like many people in turn-of-the-twentieth-century New Orleans, Thomas Henry Oliver came to the city to escape a dull life-in his case, a childhood in the backwoods of the Midwest. But few New Orleans immigrants find as much prosperity as Oliver does amongst the city's lively streets. By the time he's ninety-five,...
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Grau's insightful and mesmerizing collection of stories, about nine Southern women unified by their search for happiness in the face of overwhelming odds The nine namesake women of this collection come from all levels of New Orleans society, from the daughters of servants to affluent ladies. All, however, struggle with grief, longing, and hope. In "Widows Walk," for instance, Myra Rowland tries to make sense of life after the death of her husband....