Four ground-breaking, critically acclaimed literary novels, lost for decades, now back in print and in one ebook edition for the first time.
MARIETTA by Anne Green
The Malory family are Americans living in 1930s Paris as if they were still in the Deep South, with all the traditions and prejudices that go along with it. Beautiful sisters Marietta and Lucile are both attracted to Timothy, a young American associate at their father’s international law firm…though Marietta keeps her desires secret, plotting instead to take him for herself. But her scheming, under the guise of loving sisterhood, backfires in a devastating, surprising way, dramatically changing her life. And that’s only the beginning…
“It’s a curious and rather prankish mixture of comedy and satire, romance and tragedy, that all but defies classification.” New York Times
“Anne Green has told the story of a lost generation.” Des Moines Register
“It is witty, trenchant, devastating. The characters are drawn whole. Her style is catabolic.” Knoxville News-Sentinel
“Critics have called this young author shrewd and diabolically clever. She is all of that. Perhaps that is the reason the central character (we can’t say heroine, for there isn’t a thing heroic about Marietta Malory), is so clever.” The Morning Call
“Anne Green has such a delightful time writing her books, there is nothing to do but enjoy them with her, to laugh with her at these people instead of becoming too serious over what is the inherent tragedy of their story.” Salt Lake Tribune
DESIRE IN THE DEEP SOUTH by Ward Greene
The story of the booze-soaked loves, tragedies, and betrayals of people caught in the clash between old traditions and the new morality of the Jazz Age. It’s a passionate conflict sparked by the return of local girl Eloise King after a decade away in New York…bringing with her the Bohemian ideals of Greenwich Village. The characters include an Italian bootlegger, a sex-starved librarian, a philandering husband, a conniving actress attracted to married men, and the return of Cora Potts, the colorful heroine of Greene’s first book.
“A dramatic explosion.” Portland Oregonian
“The superb characterizations deserve unlimited praise” Wichita Eagle
“A highly readable, a swift-moving narrative.” Palm Beach Post
BOLD WATER by Davida McCaslin
The only novel by the beloved, and influential, Millikin University English Department chairperson and professor Davida McCaslin, back in print for the first time in 70 years. It’s the deeply-felt, intimate saga of Bold Water, a town on the Maine coast, and the turbulent, storm-tossed lives of the people who live there, all deeply rooted in the history and beauty of the land.
“A beautiful story of Maine. The book has color, excitement and reality.” Decatur Daily Review
“Her writing is marked by a delicate quality,” Decatur Herald & Review
ROUTE 28 by Ward Greene
“A story of a curious American scene, packed around a drama with an astonishing climax. Read it if you want a thrill.” Damon Runyon
This is the raw story of a lonely New Jersey highway and the people who travel it: the New Yorkers escaping to their country homes, the hard-scrabble shopkeepers, farmers and their families who live in the small, drive-by communities along the asphalt, and finally the wanderers who live on wheels, eat and drink at roadhouses, and sleep where-ever they stop when night
Anne Green, Davida McCaslin, Ward Greene /
Anthologies, Historical, Literary Fiction
