Bibliograph

The last days of Dogtown, a novel, Anita Diamant

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The last days of Dogtown, a novel, Anita Diamant

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The last days of Dogtown

Oclc number

45303258604792

Responsibility statement

Anita Diamant

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Set on the high ground at the heart of Cape Ann, the village of Dogtown is peopled by widows, orphans, spinsters, scoundrels, whores, free Africans, and "witches." Among the inhabitants of this hamlet are Black Ruth, who dresses as a man and works as a stonemason; Mrs. Stanley, an imperious madam whose grandson, Sammy, comes of age in her brothel; Oliver Younger, who survives a miserable childhood at the hands of his aunt; and Cornelius Finson, a freed slave. At the center of it all is Judy Rhines, a fiercely independent soul, deeply lonely, who nonetheless builds a life for herself against all imaginable odds

Table Of Contents

The death of Abraham Wharf -- An unexpected visit -- Greyling -- Tammy Younger's toothache -- Strange sightings -- Stanwood reformed -- The lost girls -- Oliver Younger's heart -- Departure -- Cornelius -- His own man -- Easter and Ruth -- A last wish

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