The House on Coliseum Street

The House on Coliseum Street

<DIV><DIV><b>Grau’s provocative 1961 novel of a New Orleans woman’s heartbreaking decision, hailed as “a sad, wistful, young, timeless story, graced by this writer’s finely drawn perceptions”</b></div><BR><DIV>Joan Mitchell has two suitors, and can’t decide whom to marry. With her mother Aurelie’s example in mind, she’d like to skip marriage altogether. Joan and Aurelie live together in a beautiful French Quarter home on Coliseum Street in New Orleans, along with Joan’s many half-sisters born of Aurelie’s five disastrous marriages. Joan lives a mostly carefree life, but when she becomes pregnant, she chooses to end her pregnancy rather than marry a man she doesn’t love—a decision with grave consequences in conservative 1950s New Orleans.</div><DIV> </div><DIV><i>The House on Coliseum Street</i> is a brave, heartbreaking love letter to New Orleans, penned by one of the most acclaimed voices of the American South.</div><DIV> </div><DIV>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Shirley Ann Grau, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.</div></div>