Courage of Girls

by Jean McGarry

Loretta Costello St. Cyr doesn't want to kill time--she wants to save it, observing, reflecting but otherwise expending minimal energy; that McGarry ( The Very Rich Hours ) creates a lively novel around so quiet a character is impressive. Loretta is married to the opinionated, brilliant, difficult Daniel, who is working on his philosophy dissertation. The story, set primarily in New York City's East and West villages, picks up at different points...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813517710
• ISBN13: 9780813517711
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"