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The Women of Troy Hill: The Back-Fence Virtues of Faith and Friendship
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The Women of Troy Hill: The Back-Fence Virtues of Faith and Friendship Hardback - 2000 - 1st Edition

by Clare Ansberry

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In a small neighborhood, perched atop a hill in Pittsburgh, thrives a world we think we have lost. The women of Troy Hill, now grand- and great-grandmothers, have lived here for the better part of the twentieth century. Most of the women were born here and married here; they raised their children here and buried their husbands (and some of their children) here; and their lives are a living testament to the old-fashioned values of service, friendship, faith, and sacrifice that younger, more restless and rushed generations have nearly forgotten. All over America, communities such as Troy Hill, made up largely of elderly women, are thriving. Clare Ansberry has discovered their secret to long and energetic lives. What Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie did for approaching death, Clare Ansberry's The Women of Troy Hill does for living full lives in the eighth and ninth decades.

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In a small neighborhood, perched atop a hill in Pittsburgh, thrives a world we think we have lost. The women of Troy Hill, now grand- and great-grandmothers, have lived here for the better part of the twentieth century. Most of the women were born here and married here; they raised their children here and buried their husbands (and some of their children) here; and their lives are a living testament to the old-fashioned values of service, friendship, faith, and sacrifice that younger, more restless and rushed generations have nearly forgotten. All over America, communities such as Troy Hill, made up largely of elderly women, are thriving. Clare Ansberry has discovered their secret to long and energetic lives. What Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie did for approaching death, Clare Ansberry's The Women of Troy Hill does for living full lives in the eighth and ninth decades.

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Less than two miles from downtown Pittsburgh, Troy Hill is more urban than suburban, although not urban in a trendy sense.

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  • Title The Women of Troy Hill: The Back-Fence Virtues of Faith and Friendship
  • Author Clare Ansberry
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin, New York
  • Publication date November 10, 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780151004003 / 0151004005
  • Weight 1.41 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 6.27 x 1.15 in (23.50 x 15.93 x 2.92 cm)
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Pittsburgh (Pa.) - Social life and customs, Pittsburgh (Pa.)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99047131
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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