House on Coliseum Street

A provocative novel of a New Orleans woman''s heartbreaking decision, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Keepers of the House.Joan Mitchell has two suitors, and can''t decide whom to marry. A witness to her mother Aurelie''s less than successful romantic history, 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. The second novel by a National Book Award finalist and one of the most acclaimed voices of the American South, The House on Coliseum Street is a brave, heartbreaking love letter to New Orleans and "a sad, wistful, young, timeless story, graced by [Shirley Ann Grau''s] fine drawn perceptions . . . and by the still, soft enchantment of her prose" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Shirley Ann Grau, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author''s personal collection.