The Southwest Corner

By Mildred Walker

Book Overview

At eighty-three Marcia Elder was alert and active but felt insecure about facing another winter alone, yet she dreaded giving up her old home and entering a re-tirement facility. So, with great resourcefulness, she advertised for a companion and eventually staked out a corner of her own--one with a view. Mildred Walker's skill as a storyteller never falters in this portrayal of an elderly woman who won't give up.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803297688
• ISBN13: 9780803297685
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A great understanding of aging and the loss of independence

This book is worth reading, especially if you have or know someone who is getting older. Like many of Walker's books, her descriptions are so vivid you are right there with her characters on a moutain in Vermont.