Gus in Bronze [Paperback]

At the center of this straight-to-the-gut (Publishers Weekly) novel is strong, lovely Augusta--Gus--wife and mother of three children, who is dying of cancer. In her last weeks she sits for a sculptor capturing her spirit in bronze--a brave final gesture for her young family. Above all, this poetic story is about the small, strange, and important ways people have of expressing love (Christian Science Monitor).

At the center of this straight-to-the-gut (Publishers Weekly) novel is strong, lovely Augusta--Gus--wife and mother of three children, who is dying of cancer. In her last weeks she sits for a sculptor capturing her spirit in bronze--a brave final gesture for her young family. Above all, this poetic story is about the small, strange, and important ways people have of expressing love (Christian Science Monitor).

Marshall has the essential novelist's gift, the creation of vivid characters. The New York Times