| Description |
504 pages (large print) ; 23 cm |
| Physical Medium |
large print rda |
| Summary |
"From the day she is discovered unconscious in a New England cemetery at the turn of the twentieth centurynothing but a bowling ball, a candlepin, and fifteen pounds of gold on her personBertha Truitt is an enigma to everyone in Salford, Massachusetts. She has no past to speak of, or at least none she is willing to reveal, and her mysterious origin scandalizes and intrigues the townspeople, as does her choice to marry and start a family with Leviticus Sprague, the doctor who revived her. But Bertha is plucky, tenacious, and entrepreneurial, and the bowling alley she opens quickly becomes Salfords most defining landmarkwith Bertha its most notable resident. When Bertha dies in a freak accident, her past resurfaces in the form of a heretofore-unheard-of son, who arrives in Salford claiming he is heir apparent to Truitt Alleys. Soon it becomes clear that, even in her death, Berthas defining spirit and the implications of her obfuscations live on, infecting and affecting future generations through inheritance battles, murky paternities, and hidden wills"--Goodreads.com. |
| Note |
"Larger print"--Spine. |
| Subject |
Families -- Massachusetts -- Fiction.
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Bowling alleys -- Fiction.
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Large type books.
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| Genre |
Historical fiction.
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Large type books.
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| ISBN |
9780062888273 pbk. |
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0062888277 pbk. |
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