The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, 1788-1790 (Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, 1788-179)

By Gordon Denboer

When Nora Griffin, an artist in her midthirties, moves from Brooklyn to Provincetown, she isn't looking for trouble. Her partner, Janelle, is recovering from breast cancer treatment, and together they've decided that the quiet off-season on the tip of Cape Cod is the perfect place for Janelle to heal and Nora to paint. Then charismatic Baby Harris flirts into Nora's life in her red cowboy boots.

In the damp, windy winter, Nora contends with heartbreak, aging, and local environmental worries, while painting what she hopes will be her masterpiece. Along the way, she encounters the chain-smoking, motor scooter-driving landlady Miss Ruby; Reverend Patsy, the vegan minister of the Unitarian church; and Brunhilde, barista extraordinaire and rival for Baby's affections. As the first tourists begin to arrive in June, Nora must decide what she really wants from life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299121208
• ISBN13: 9780299121204
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"