“Now, tell me what to do after Russell Street,” she said. “Ma'am?” “How do I find your house?” “Oh,” he said, “why don't you just drop me off downtown.” “Where downtown?” “Anyplace will do.” She looked over at him.
Eighty-five-year-old Pearl Tull recalls the desertion of her husband and her attempts to raise three children, who must come to terms with themselves and their father after their mother's death.
Pearl Tull may be dying, but she remembers well the day her husband abandoned her and left her to raise their three children--Cody, Ezra, and Jenny--by herself. Now, as these...
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Eighty-five-year-old Pearl Tull recalls the desertion of her husband and her attempts to raise three children, who must come to terms with themselves and their father after their mother's death.
Beautiful...Funny, heart-hammering, wise...It is, from start to finish, superb entertainment. --The New York Times