A brilliant portrait of a Southern family, captured in a moment of searing intensity and lyric truth, with images brought to vivid life as only a daughter of the South can do.
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A brilliant portrait of a Southern family, captured in a moment of searing intensity and lyric truth, with images brought to vivid life as only a daughter of the South can do.
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Add this copy of This One and Magic Life: a Novel of a Southern Family to cart. $13.38, fair condition, Sold by tLighthouseBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Onekama, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by William Morrow.
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Fair. Acceptable condition. Reading copy. May have signs of wear and previous use scuffs library copy highlighting writing and underlining. May have foxing slight water damage or tears. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation. If you're not satisfied with purchase just return it!
Add this copy of This One and Magic Life: a Novel of a Southern Family to cart. $15.12, very good condition, Sold by mark henderson rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Overland Park, KS, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by William Morrow.
Add this copy of This One and Magic Life: a Novel of a Southern Family to cart. $17.19, very good condition, Sold by Orphans Treasure Box rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Champaign, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by William Morrow.
Add this copy of This One and Magic Life to cart. $18.95, very good condition, Sold by Cuyahoga Valley Book Company rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Peninsula, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Avon.
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Very good. Great book! Nice dj and clean pages. Library stickers & stamps on edge & endpage. From Publishers Weekly\nAward-winning author of the Southern Sisters Mysteries (Murder Shoots the Bull, etc. ) and former Alabama State Poet, George proves she can smoothly shift genres in this silky and passionate literary novel. Sullivan family members are returning to their sleepy Harlow, Ala., hometown to mourn the death of 58-year-old Artie (Artemis) Sullivan, a spunky and talented painter. Her twin brother, Donnie (Adonis), and younger sibling, Hektor, along with Donnie's wife, Mariel, and their daughter, Dolly, learn more than they expected. Artie's death has her loved ones ransacking their memories to hold the truths, half-truths and outright lies of their lives up to the light. Upset by Artie's wish to be cremated, Mariel produces a fake funeral to keep up appearances, while she examines her jealousy of Artie's intense bond with Donnie and Dolly. Donnie and Hektor unearth painful memories about their parents' early deaths and their mother's mental instability, seductive beauty and affair with neighbor Zeke Pardue. They also reveal a dark, decades-old family secret that only Artie's death could bring to the surface. The narrative can be confusing as it haphazardly switches points of view: some chapters are in the third person, others are written in the voices of various characters. But perhaps the polyvocal approach is an adequate device to explain the myriad entanglements and reveal the harbored secrets of this family. Sad moments include a father who accidentally kills his baby by leaving her out in the hot sun while he passes out drunk; a more subtle passage features Artemis making love with her cousin Bo. Drawing on her poetic roots, George's assured, soft Southern prose is full of symbolism and lyrical phrases, with much stargazing, Greek mythology and rising and setting suns to infuse the homey story with a mystical aura. (Sept. ) \nCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. \n\nFrom Library Journal\nPerhaps best known for her sweetly Southern murder mysteries, the "Southern Sisters" series, George steps out of the role that brought her an Agatha Award for Murder on a Girls' Night Out to give us the sights, sounds, and memories of coastal Alabama. With her trademark witty dialog and smart characters, George presents the story of the Sullivan family. The reader will join other "outsiders" looking in on the very close and ultimately dangerous relationships between parents Thomas and Sarah and twin brother and sister Donnie and Artie (originally named Adonis and Artemis by their mythologically inclined father). The family has gathered to say goodbye to the dying Artie, beloved artist and genteel soul. Through the grief and humor converge stories of other members of the Sullivan family, including Hektor, Dolly, and Mariel. This poignant and bittersweet novel is a pleasure to read and shows great promise from an already proven writer. Fans of "Southern Sisters" will not be disappointed, and others who stumble upon this novel will want to discover all of George's works. \n-AShannon Haddock, Bellsouth Corporate Lib. & Business Research Ctr., Birmingham, AL \nCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Add this copy of This One and Magic Life: a Novel of a Southern Family to cart. $25.00, like new condition, Sold by All-Ways Fiction rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from DAYTON, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by William Morrow & Company.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book A First edition, First printing. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service. Thanks.
Add this copy of This One and Magic Life to cart. $46.95, good condition, Sold by Ldtronic rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Foley, AL, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by William Morrow & Company.
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Good in good dust jacket. First edition with Author's Signature on title page. All pages are clean and crisp with no highlighting, underlining, or writing. Minor hinge wear. Dust jacket has minor stain to inside. Does not affect art. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 288 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Add this copy of This One and Magic Life: a Novel of a Southern Family to cart. $105.50, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by William Morrow.
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Good condition. It may show normal signs of use such as light writing highlighting or library markings but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid complete copy that's ready to enjoy.
Add this copy of This One and Magic Life: a Novel of a Southern Family to cart. $9.39, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by William Morrow.
I do not remember how many copies of this book I have bought to give away. I give them to friends who have suffered a loss or difficult times as it is so hopeful. This is the only serious novel the author ever wrote. I know that I have read it at least 4 or 5 times.
