Necessary Madness (Bookcassette(r) Edition)

Jenn Crowell

Original title: Necessary madness

first published 1997 Bookcassette, 1997 audiobook

From her first poignant sentences, Jenn Crowell beckons the reader into Gloria Burgess's private world. After a scant eight years of marriage, Gloria's beloved husband succumbs to leukemia, leaving her alone with a son to bring up in an adopted country. The madness of grief is a constant, voracious temptation she must withstand, for her child's sake not her own. To accomplish this, Gloria delves into the lessons fro...

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Locura necesaria edition · 1999 · Editorial Atlántida · 296 pages
Necessary madness edition · 1997 · Putnam · 212 pages
Necessary Madness (Bookcassette(r) Edition) audiobook · 1997 · Bookcassette · 9781561007264

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