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Purcell Station (Paperback)
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Purcell Station (Paperback)
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It is the summer of l952 and the Cold War in on. When a family
crisis sends twelve-year-old Garrett Gentry to spend the summer in
Purcell Station, Indiana, he has no idea what he is going to find.
Clinging to the last year of his boyhood, Garrett discovers his
family legacy in a town that is rich, not in material wealth, but
in character and characters. Then one day in the basement of
Slinker's General Store he stumbles onto something he wasn't
supposed to see. That's when he realizes Purcell Station has some
secrets to share.
In this heartwarming, coming-of-age story of 1950's innocence,
compassion, redemption, and rebirth, Garret is grounded in the
wisdom of his Baptist grandmother who says: "Life is one trial
after another to see who has the mettle to stand up and do the
right thing."
Dale Glenn was born in Knox County, Indiana, where his family
roots go back to the 1880's, and where this novel takes place. The
son of educators, he grew up in a number of small Indiana towns
much like Purcell Station. A graduate of Indiana University, he
began his career as an English teacher at Speedway High School in
Indianapolis. Later he became assistant principal and basketball
coach at Huntingburg High School in southern Indiana. Since then he
has lived in Bloomington where he has served as the principal at
both University Middle School and Batchelor Middle School, and as
an adjunct professor at Indiana University. He remains in
Bloomington with his wife Teresa, a former teacher, and among their
five children. He divides his time between there and his family
farm near Vincennes. Although his writing credits include a number
of nonfiction publications, this is his first novel.
General
Imprint: |
Dog Ear Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2013 |
First published: |
May 2013 |
Authors: |
Dale Glenn
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
312 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4575-1968-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-4575-1968-2 |
Barcode: |
9781457519680 |
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