Author(s): Ian Wallace
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 40
Publisher: GROUNDWOOD BOOKS
Language: English
Date Published: 2005-04-30
Dimensions: 224 x 282 x 10mm
Publication City/Country: Toronto, Canada, Canada
Edition: New
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

Ian Wallace has created a very beautiful book in which he explores the relationship between a young girl and a young widow.
Merna was married to the owner of Gully s store. Located on the main street of a small town on the ocean shore, Gully s sells everything from shoes, to wax, to matches, to rain gear. A little girl, Mavis, would like to buy everything in the store.
But when Merna s husband suddenly dies, she holds a wake in the store, then closes it down indefinitely. Mavis s parents speculate that Merna must have inherited a fortune. Mavis goes over to Merna s house to see if she can spot evidence of this fortune. But instead of finding money she finds a lifelong friendship. Finally after many years, Mavis and Merna re-open Gully s which has now become almost a museum of wonders.
This touching, gentle story of loss and the healing power of friendship and life in a small town is Ian Wallace at his finest.
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