Book details

  • Genre:fiction
  • Sub-genre:Historical / General
  • Language:English
  • Series Title:The Northway Series
  • Series Number:1
  • Pages:300
  • eBook ISBN:9798317820732

Tom Northway

By Marshall Terry

Overview

Marshall Terry's Tom Northway is a stirring exploration of aging, memory, intergenerational relationships, and resilience. Centered on an old man on the day of his 90th birthday, it invites readers to reflect on questions of belonging, fear, endurance, and the meaning of a life well-lived. Through Tom's voice, shaped by solitude, companionship with his pets and shifting ties with friends and family, Marsh crafts a moving narrative on what it means to grow old while holding fast to independence, dignity and connection.
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Description

Marshall Terry's Tom Northway is a stirring exploration of aging, memory, intergenerational relationships, and resilience. Centered on an old man on the day of his 90th birthday, it invites readers to reflect on questions of belonging, fear, endurance, and the meaning of a life well-lived. Through Tom's voice, shaped by solitude, companionship with his pets and shifting ties with friends and family, Marsh crafts a moving narrative on what it means to grow old while holding fast to independence, dignity and connection. This edition includes a foreward by Mary Terry Benton.
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About The Author

Originally from Ohio, Marshall Terry made his way to Dallas, Texas, where he was a beloved English Professor at Southern Methodist University, his alma mater, for over 50 years. During his tenure, he founded the creative writing program, the SMU Literary Festival and drafted the academic master plan. He was the author of nine novels, a book of short stories, a non-fiction history of SMU and a Memoir (all listed below). He was married to Antoinette Barksdale Terry and they had two children, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Mary Terry Benton (Chip) and four grandchildren, Jessica, John, Will and Marshall. Marsh passed away on December 24, 2016. H
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