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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Publication date
January 1, 1994
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780345383600
ISBN-10
0345383605
Dimensions
0.75 by 4.25 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.25 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$5.99
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
While the children of Glenn and Laura Bales wait to see which one of their parents will die first, their hell-raising black sheep uncle arrives, determined to make their home his final resting place. Reprint.
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THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
Join the folks in Summerlin, North Carolina, as they attend to the sad, crazy, but inevitable business of passing on--and passing down. For a whole pack of relatives is waiting to see who dies first. Will it be Glenn or Laura Bales? The order will determine which children from which marriage will get the land. And if tha tisn't enough intrigue, hell-raising black sheep Uncle Grove McCord has decided that Summerlin should be his final resting place--and he's about to arrive still very much alive....
THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
Join the folks in Summerlin, North Carolina, as they attend to the sad, crazy, but inevitable business of passing on--and passing down. For a whole pack of relatives is waiting to see who dies first. Will it be Glenn or Laura Bales? The order will determine which children from which marriage will get the land. And if tha tisn't enough intrigue, hell-raising black sheep Uncle Grove McCord has decided that Summerlin should be his final resting place--and he's about to arrive still very much alive....
Editions
Hardcover
from Algonquin Books (January 10, 1992)
9781565120105 | details & prices | 5.50 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $16.95
About: The story of one family's preoccupation with passing on depicts the humorous bickering between the elders about their private arrangements to be buried in the popular town cemetery
About: The story of one family's preoccupation with passing on depicts the humorous bickering between the elders about their private arrangements to be buried in the popular town cemetery
Paperback
Reprint edition from Ballantine Books (August 1, 1996)
9780345410290 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $15.00
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Ballantine Books (January 1, 1994)
9780345383600 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $5.99
About: The story of one family's preoccupation with passing on depicts the humorous bickering between the elders about their private arrangements to be buried in the popular town cemetery
About: The story of one family's preoccupation with passing on depicts the humorous bickering between the elders about their private arrangements to be buried in the popular town cemetery
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