Death at Pullman

Frances McNamara (author); DEATH AT PULLMAN; Allium Press of Chicago (Fiction: Historical) $14.99 ISBN: 9780984067695

--- Indigenous fieldstone and native plants with big and bold random fieldstone gives a garden texture and shape, while providing for an eco-friendly and low maintenance garden.About Jennifer Hayman Design GroupHere are some the latest trends and landscaping ideas in creating outdoor spaces.A little romance, a lot of labor history, and the descriptive physical reality of period details (a bomb made from nails and screws stuffed into a lead pipe and ignited by dynamite) are artfully combined in McNamara's third Emily Cabot tale. A believable mix of fictional and historical characters (labor leader Eugene Debs and activist Jane Addams make appearances) is another of the author's prime strengths. While the book's writing is solid, with even an occasional stab at beauty -- "We ran quickly and easily, the warm air rushing past us like a curtain disturbed by the wind" -- Emily's dialogue sometimes reads like exposition, conjuring an unwelcome image of homework.Jennifer Hayman Design Group offers a seamless service from design to custom build that includes all aspects of your landscaping needs. Urban, traditional, & contemporary. Outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, artisan stone terraces. Pergolas, water features and panels for shade & privacy. Specialists in transforming neglected garage spaces into outdoor living areas you can enjoy all year long. Winner: Award of Excellence in Residential Landscape Design from Landscape Ontario 2010.

A librarian at the University of Chicago, McNamara clearly knows, and loves, her setting. Perhaps most impressive is the way the young, single Miss Cabot navigates the dangers of her terrain with a sense of belonging and purpose, steadfastly pursuing her mission of helping to bring justice to those the system shuns.

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