Just when Sacramento journalist Marty Martinez thinks his life can't get any worse, it does. His beloved son has died of AIDS, his wife has divorced him and joined a cult, and his daughter blames him for the disintegration of their family. Then a chance medical examination reveals that he has prostate cancer. Marty faces his bewildering new role as a cancer patient with awkward grit and desperation. He is a sympathetic, utterly convincing character seeking faith in a Catholic Church as troubled as he is; bringing increased ...
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Just when Sacramento journalist Marty Martinez thinks his life can't get any worse, it does. His beloved son has died of AIDS, his wife has divorced him and joined a cult, and his daughter blames him for the disintegration of their family. Then a chance medical examination reveals that he has prostate cancer. Marty faces his bewildering new role as a cancer patient with awkward grit and desperation. He is a sympathetic, utterly convincing character seeking faith in a Catholic Church as troubled as he is; bringing increased intensity to his career as he investigates a far-reaching political scandal; reuniting his family in unexpected ways; and finding love with a fellow cancer patient. Grace Period is a profound and sometimes hilarious novel about living with serious illness. Marty copes with fear and the painful, sometimes embarrassing, treatment of his disease, but instead of winding down his life he finds fresh purpose and a joyful new love. Haslam brilliantly depicts the complexities of everyday life and the intricate, sometimes tortured bonds of family and friendship. life offers not only pain and loss but hope, a chance at redemption, love, and even happiness. Grace Period is his masterwork.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated 'For Dave & Millicent, with fond wishes from a Kern County buddy' with place name by the author on the first free endpaper. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 289 p. Western Literature. Audience: General/trade. Dust jacket and book are fine. The Eric Hoffer Legacy Fiction Award-winning novel by the late S. I. Hayakawa Book Prize-, Josephine Miles Award-, Delbert and Edith Wylder Award-, Western States Book Award-, FOREWARD Silver Medal-, Carey McWilliams Award-, Ralph J. Gleason Award-, Western Literature Association Distinguished Achievement Award-, Commonwealth Club Silver Medal-, Bay Area Book Reviewers' Award-, Benjamin Franklin Award-, Bernard Ashton Raborg Award-, Pushcart Prize Special Mention-, and Arizona Quarterly Award-winning author of 'Haslam's Valley' and 'Straight White Male'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Appears unread. Covers show little to no wear, pages clean and tight. Inscribed and dated by author in black ink on title page. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 289 p. Western Literature. Audience: General/trade.
