Recessional

James A. Michener

first published 1994 Mandarin, 1995 484 pages

Set in the Palms, a Florida retirement center, Recessional follows several residents over the course of a year as their individual narratives - humorous, moving, or sometimes triumphant - unfold. Chris Mallory reluctantly relinquishes his driver's license at the age of ninety, but refuses to hang up his dancing shoes. The Palm's five self-appointed elders, all once outstanding in their respective careers, hotly deb...

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Recessional edition · 2015 · Random House Publishing Group · 496 pages · 9780812986808
Recessional edition · 2014 · Random House Publishing Group · 212 pages · 9781306484626
Recessional hardcover · 1998 · Random House Value Publishing · 9780517284438
Fiction Recessional hardcover · 1997 · Ramboro Books PLC · 9787215996632
Recessional hardcover · 1996 · Random House Value Publishing · 9780517171493
Docteur Zorn paperback · 1996 · Editions Du Rocher · 492 pages · 9782268022383
Recessional edition · 1995 · Secker & Warburg · 484 pages
Recessional edition · 1995 · Penguin Random House · 9780436203220
Recessional edition · 1995 · Fawcett Crest · 532 pages · 9780449223451
Recessional paperback · 1995 · Fawcett · 9780449223871
Recessional edition · 1995 · Mandarin · 484 pages
Recessional hardcover · 1994 · Random House · 9780679438281

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