Get lost in a captivating story with "The Anna Papers" by Ellen Gilchrist. This first edition hardcover novel was published in 1988 and features richly written and thought-provoking narrative. Anna Hand, a rambunctious, passionate, and famous Southern writer, returns home to straighten out the chaos of her family. But just as she forces her brother Daniel to face up to the responsibility of his daughter from an early marriage, she discovers that the vague malaise she has been feeling is cancer and commits suicide by walking into the sea… The papers she leaves behind shock her literary executor and sister Helen, but with the help of her co-executor, Helen begins her own liberation and the acceptance of Anna's adventurous--even exotic--credo of life. **In very good condition with binding, hardcover and pages intact. The dust jacket has a small tear to the bottom right side corner from shelving. *** Combined shipping is available if you make more than one purchase. This saves you shipping costs. Postal rates are set by the U.S. Postal Service, not the sellers, and are based on item weight.😊