The widower's tale [large print] / Julia Glass.
In a quirky farmhouse outside Boston, seventy year old Percy Darling enjoys a vigorous but solitary life. To help his oldest daughter through a crisis, he allows a progressive preschool to move into his barn. The transformation of his refuge into a lively, youthful community compels him to reexamine the choices he's made since his wife's death three decades ago. He can no longer remain aloof from his neighbors, his two grown daughters, or, to his shock, the precarious joy of falling in love. Meanwhile, Percy's beloved grandson Robert, a premed student at Harvard, joins his visionary roommate in a series of environmental actions.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781602859197
- ISBN: 1602859191
- Physical Description: 679 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Center Point large print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Pub., 2010.
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- Widowers > Fiction.
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Preschools > Fiction.
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New England > Fiction. - Genre:
- Large print books.
Romance fiction.
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- 10 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Gunn Memorial Public Library | LP F GLA (Text) | 34621704716185 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Main Library | LP F Glass (Text) | 34269001045492 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Berea Library | LPB FIC GLASS (Text) | 42756201496103 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Elkin Public Library | LP F GLASS (Text) | 30499100435708 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/21/2026 |
| Lee County Main Library | LPF/GLASS (Text) | 33262003157630 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Mary Duncan Public Library | LP Glass (Text) | 38950610057392 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Montgomery County Public Library | LGPT FIC GLASS (Text) | 38198000293025 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Mt. Airy Public Library | LP F GLASS (Text) | 30499200458691 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
| Perry Memorial Library | LP F Gla (Text) | 33727001826238 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | LP FIC GLASS (Text) | 36015001402243 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
In a quirky farmhouse outside Boston, seventy year old Percy Darling enjoys a vigorous but solitary life. To help his oldest daughter through a crisis, he allows a progressive preschool to move into his barn. The transformation of his refuge into a lively, youthful community compels him to reexamine the choices he's made since his wife's death three decades ago. He can no longer remain aloof from his neighbors, his two grown daughters, or, to his shock, the precarious joy of falling in love. Meanwhile, Percy's beloved grandson Robert, a premed student at Harvard, joins his visionary roommate in a series of environmental actions.
