DANCING ON THE EDGE OF THE ROOF - A Novel
by Williams, Sheila
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0739430955
- ISBN 13
- 9780739430958
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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Synopsis
At forty-one, Juanita Lewis is running away from home, courtesy of a one-way ticket to Montana, a place that seems about as far away from the violence and poverty of the Columbus, Ohio, projects as the moon. She wants adventure and excitement--if such things exist for a pre-menopausal African American woman with three grown, deadbeat children.Juanita's new life in Paper Moon, Montana, begins at a local diner where a culinary face-off with chef and owner Jess Gardiner finds Juanita in front of Jess's stove serving up home cookin' that lures the townsfolk like a magic spell. And suddenly Juanita, who was just passin' through, now has a job by popular demand.Out here in this wide-open space, Juanita's heart can no longer hide, especially when she sees herself through the eyes of the wonderful and eccentric people of this down-to-earth town. She's happy in Paper Moon; she's found a home, but can she stay? And then there's Jess. She has always dreamed of romance, but she never planned on falling in love.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 231459
- Title
- DANCING ON THE EDGE OF THE ROOF - A Novel
- Author
- Williams, Sheila
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0739430955
- ISBN 13
- 9780739430958
- Publisher
- One World Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- african american; montana; diner; waitress; american literature; literary; small press; magazine; journal; journalism;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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