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Title

Grace period : a novel / Gerald W. Haslam.

Author

Haslam, Gerald W.

Publication

Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2006], ©2006.

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Description

x, 289 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"Grace Period is a novel about living with serious illness. Set in the cultural and natural riches of Sacramento and California's Central Valley, it is the story of two divorced, middle-aged cancer survivors, Marty Martinez and Miranda Mossi, who fall in love and resolve to make the most of whatever remains of their lives." "The story begins when Mexican American journalist Marty thinks his life can't get any worse: his beloved son has died of AIDS, his wife has divorced him and joined a cult, his daughter blames him for the disintegration of her parents' marriage, and he is estranged from his brothers and sisters. Then a chance medical examination reveals that he has prostate cancer." "Marty faces his bewildering new role as a cancer patient with awkward grit and touching desperation. He copes with fear and the painful, sometimes embarrassing, treatment of his disease, but instead of winding down his life he finds fresh purpose. He renews his faith in a Catholic Church as troubled as he is, and he meets Miranda, another cancer survivor, and falls in love. He brings new intensity to his newspaper career as he investigates far-reaching political scandals and pedophile priests. And he finds the courage to face his siblings and his angry daughter and to reunite the family."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Western literature series

Uniform Title

Western literature series.

Subject

• Cancer > Family relationships > Fiction
• Physician and patient > Fiction

Genre/Form

Love stories.

ISBN

0874176794 (alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2006002134
• 9780874176797

OCLC

• OCM63125957
• SCSB-5278752

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries