Rose Mellie Rose

This is the story of Mellie, who as a baby is found in a grotto, then raised in a souvenir shop by Rose. At age twelve Mellie goes to the dying town of Oat, where she enters premature adulthood and assembles a photographic and written record of her life.

About the author

Jordan Stump is a professor of French at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Summary

Offers three tales that feature a commanding female protagonist trapped in her place of origin, neither able nor wanting to escape from the home that gave her life but which now threatens to destroy her. This title presents personal images of utopia, the importance of heritage, and the necessity of burying the dead to approach the future.

Product details

• Authors: Marie Redonnet
• Assisted by: Jordan Stump (Translation)
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1994
• EAN: 9780803289529
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-8952-9
• No. of pages: 123
• Dimensions: 121 mm x 189 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 136 g
• Series: European Women Writers (Paperb; European Women Writers
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature