Pearl Gidley
Author | : Gary Kirkham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 1897289790 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781897289792 |
Rating | : 4/5 (792 Downloads) |
Download or read book Pearl Gidley written by Gary Kirkham and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The elderly Gidley sisters lead unassuming and unexciting lives in Blyth, Ontario in 1971. Tart-tongued Pearl and the more romantically-minded Edith live frugally, renting a room to the occasional boarder to help make ends meet. But the sisters' orderly life is turned upside-down when their neighbour George asks them to take in Charles, a young American Vietnam veteran. The characters in this beautifully-written, bittersweet comedy gently draw out one another's stories: and along the way must come to terms with loyalty and betrayal, long-ago heartbreak, the consequences of sacrifice, and the power of music.