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Description edit
Orson Purcell, the illegitimate son of artist Peter Phelan, assists his father in the reading of his will--a will that will profoundly affect Orson's life. Reprint.
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Characters/People edit
- Peter Phelan: Add a description of this character.
- Sarah
- Molly
- Billy
- Francis
- Malachi Suite
- Tommy
- Chick
- Kathryn Phelan
- Morty
- George
- Meister Geld
- Lizzie
- Orson Purcell
- Walter
- Brenda
- Roger
- Julia
- Johnny
- Bosco
- Mama
- Meriwether Macbeth
- Katrina
- Annie
- Manfredo
- Evelyn
- Quinn
- Walker Pettijohn
- Ben Owens
- Claire
- Grip Devlin
- Franny
- Archie
- Eddie
- Lon
- Ned Cronin
- Charlie
- Michael Phelan
- Dr. Tannen
- Daugherty
Setting & Locations edit
- Albany
- Germany
- New York
- Frankfurt
- Saratoga Lake
- Manhattan
- Korea
- Paris
- Plaza
- Europe
- Greenwich Village
- Ireland
First Sentence edit
It is Saturday, July twenty-sixth, 1958, the sun will rise in about twenty-five minutes, the air is still, and even the birds are not yet awake on Colonie Street.
Authors & Contributors edit
- William Kennedy (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0670834572
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Viking
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0670834572
Page Count: 304
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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