About the book
Welcome to the childhood of Catherine McClure Gildiner. It is the mid-1950s in Lewiston, New York, a sleepy town near Niagara Falls. Divorce is unheard of, mothers wear high heels to the beauty salon, and television has only just arrived.
At the tender age of four, Cathy accompanies Roy, the deliveryman at her father's pharmacy, on his routes. She shares some of their memorable deliveries-sleeping pills to Marilyn Monroe (in town filming Niagara), sedatives to Mad Bear, a violent Tuscarora chief, and fungus cream to Warty, the gentle operator of the town dump. As she reaches her teenage years, Cathy's irrepressible spirit spurs her from dangerous sled rides that take her \"too close to the Falls\" to tipsy dances with the town priest.
Editions of Too Close to the Falls
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670894635
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780142000403
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101043950
Read an Excerpt
Welcome to the childhood of Catherine McClure Gildiner. It is the mid-1950s in Lewiston, New York, a sleepy town near Niagara Falls. Divorce is unheard of, mothers wear high heels to the beauty salon, and television has only just arrived.
At the tender age of four, Cathy accompanies Roy, the deliveryman at her father's pharmacy, on his routes. She shares some of their memorable deliveries-sleeping pills to Marilyn Monroe (in town filming Niagara), sedatives to Mad Bear, a violent Tuscarora chief, and fungus cream to Warty, the gentle operator of the town dump. As she reaches her teenage years, Cathy's irrepressible spirit spurs her from dangerous sled rides that take her \"too close to the Falls\" to tipsy dances with the town priest.
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What is Too Close to the Falls about?
Welcome to the childhood of Catherine McClure Gildiner. It is the mid-1950s in Lewiston, New York, a sleepy town near Niagara Falls. Divorce is unheard of, mothers wear high heels to the beauty salon, and television has only just arrived.
At the tender age of four, Cathy accompanies Roy, the deliveryman at her father's pharmacy, on his routes. She shares some of their memorable deliveries-sleeping pills to Marilyn Monroe (in town filming Niagara), sedatives to Mad Bear, a violent Tuscarora chief, and fungus cream to Warty, the gentle operator of the town dump. As she reaches her teenage years, Cathy's irrepressible spirit spurs her from dangerous sled rides that take her \"too close to the Falls\" to tipsy dances with the town priest.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Too Close to the Falls?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Memoirs
Where can I read a sample of Too Close to the Falls?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Too Close to the Falls?
Catherine Gildiner
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Too Close to the Falls is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670894635) and paperback(ISBN 9780142000403) and ebook(ISBN 9781101043950)
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