Synopsis
Grace Tingley and Brian Posey are forty-something twins whose lives have gone in very different directions. Grace is a private school teacher in coastal Connecticut, Brian an adventure travel executive in Seattle. Grace nearly won a Rhodes Scholarship at Princeton and was a PhD candidate at Yale when an unexpected pregnancy threw her plans into a tailspin. Brian barely scraped through an obscure New England college and recently married Ella, a lively, pot-smoking realtor, after three years in an intimate relationship with a charismatic man from Jamaica.
When their mother Cinny, a widowed charter member of Woodstock Nation, is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, she opts for an early exit from life and stops eating. Grace and Brian are there for her last days in hospice care, where they learn Cinny has plans for them after she’s gone. They’re to sprinkle her ashes, mixed with their father’s, at a series of exotic locations around the globe―some remote, some challengingly public, all known and loved by the Poseys.
Joined by Grace’s husband Jack, a “recovering good ol’ boy lawyer” from Clearwater, their daughter Chelsea, recently moved in with a widower twenty years her senior, Ella, and Ella’s daughter Sage, a self-described “sixteen-year-old nihilistic feminist socialist,” Grace and Brian set off around the globe on a funereal odyssey that teaches them more about their parents’ relationship and about themselves than they find it easy to accept.
By turns hilarious, profound, jarring, and poignant, Pocket Full of Poseys bounds dizzily through New Zealand, Thailand, Italy, Switzerland, and England before pulling off at a rest area on the New Jersey Turnpike, as the last of Cinny Posey’s secrets are revealed and her survivors confront the strength of the ties that bind them all together―for worse and for better.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Thomas Reed taught literature, film, and writing at Dickinson College for thirty years. His first novel, Seeking Hyde, grew out of courses he taught on Robert Louis Stevenson's celebrated novel and was named Finalist in the 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award for Historical Fiction. Pocketful of Poseys draws more broadly on his experience growing up in an academic family; his education at Yale, the University of Virginia, and Oxford; years spent living in Rome and Christchurch, N.Z.; circum-global travels with his wife and children; and courageous decisions made by his mother-in-law as she faced her death. He and wife Dottie now split their year between Sarasota, Florida, and Camp Pemigewassett, a summer camp for boys in New Hampshire.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for Pocketful of Poseys
Stock Image
Pocketful of Poseys
Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_466231513
Stock Image
Pocketful of Poseys
Published by
Beaufort Books, Incorporated, 2023
ISBN 10: 0825310261
ISBN 13: 9780825310263
Used
Softcover
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 55490134-6
Stock Image
Pocketful of Poseys
Seller: Running Numbers, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 111978
Seller Image
Pocketful of Poseys
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 45987489
Seller Image
Pocketful of Poseys
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 45987489-n
Seller Image
Pocket Full of Poseys
Seller: Rarewaves USA, OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: New. Grace Tingley and Brian Posey are forty-something twins whose lives have gone in very different directions. Grace is a private school teacher in coastal Connecticut, Brian an adventure travel executive in Seattle. Grace nearly won a Rhodes Scholarship at Princeton and was a PhD candidate at Yale when an unexpected pregnancy threw her plans into a tailspin. Brian barely scraped through an obscure New England college and recently married Ella, a lively, pot-smoking realtor, after three years in an intimate relationship with a charismatic man from Jamaica.When their mother Cinny, a widowed charter member of Woodstock Nation, is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, she opts for an early exit from life and stops eating. Grace and Brian are there for her last days in hospice care, where they learn Cinny has plans for them after she's gone. They're to sprinkle her ashes, mixed with their father's, at a series of exotic locations around the globe-some remote, some challengingly public, all known and loved by the Poseys.Joined by Grace's husband Jack, a "recovering good ol' boy lawyer" from Clearwater, their daughter Chelsea, recently moved in with a widower twenty years her senior, Ella, and Ella's daughter Sage, a self-described "sixteen-year-old nihilistic feminist socialist," Grace and Brian set off around the globe on a funereal odyssey that teaches them more about their parents' relationship and about themselves than they find it easy to accept.By turns hilarious, profound, jarring, and poignant, Pocket Full of Poseys bounds dizzily through New Zealand, Thailand, Italy, Switzerland, and England before pulling off at a rest area on the New Jersey Turnpike, as the last of Cinny Posey's secrets are revealed and her survivors confront the strength of the ties that bind them all together-for worse and for better. Seller Inventory # LU-9780825310263
Stock Image
Pocket Full of Poseys (Paperback)
Published by
Beaufort Books, New York, 2023
ISBN 10: 0825310261
ISBN 13: 9780825310263
New
Paperback
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Grace Tingley and Brian Posey are forty-something twins whose lives have gone in very different directions. Grace is a private school teacher in coastal Connecticut, Brian an adventure travel executive in Seattle. Grace nearly won a Rhodes Scholarship at Princeton and was a PhD candidate at Yale when an unexpected pregnancy threw her plans into a tailspin. Brian barely scraped through an obscure New England college and recently married Ella, a lively, pot-smoking realtor, after three years in an intimate relationship with a charismatic man from Jamaica.When their mother Cinny, a widowed charter member of Woodstock Nation, is diagnosed with Parkinsons disease, she opts for an early exit from life and stops eating. Grace and Brian are there for her last days in hospice care, where they learn Cinny has plans for them after shes gone. Theyre to sprinkle her ashes, mixed with their fathers, at a series of exotic locations around the globesome remote, some challengingly public, all known and loved by the Poseys.Joined by Graces husband Jack, a recovering good ol boy lawyer from Clearwater, their daughter Chelsea, recently moved in with a widower twenty years her senior, Ella, and Ellas daughter Sage, a self-described sixteen-year-old nihilistic feminist socialist, Grace and Brian set off around the globe on a funereal odyssey that teaches them more about their parents relationship and about themselves than they find it easy to accept.By turns hilarious, profound, jarring, and poignant, Pocket Full of Poseys bounds dizzily through New Zealand, Thailand, Italy, Switzerland, and England before pulling off at a rest area on the New Jersey Turnpike, as the last of Cinny Poseys secrets are revealed and her survivors confront the strength of the ties that bind them all togetherfor worse and for better. "When their mother Cinny dies, forty-something twins Grace Tingley and Brian Posey are sent on a trip around the world to scatter her ashes. Joined by their own immediate families, Grace and Brian set off on a funereal odyssey that uncovers more about their parents' relationship, and themselves, than the twins find it easy to admit."-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780825310263
Stock Image
Pocketful of Poseys
Seller: West Coast Bookseller, Moorpark, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
paperback. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # B1-706ag
Seller Image
Pocket Full of Poseys
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: New. Grace Tingley and Brian Posey are forty-something twins whose lives have gone in very different directions. Grace is a private school teacher in coastal Connecticut, Brian an adventure travel executive in Seattle. Grace nearly won a Rhodes Scholarship at Princeton and was a PhD candidate at Yale when an unexpected pregnancy threw her plans into a tailspin. Brian barely scraped through an obscure New England college and recently married Ella, a lively, pot-smoking realtor, after three years in an intimate relationship with a charismatic man from Jamaica.When their mother Cinny, a widowed charter member of Woodstock Nation, is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, she opts for an early exit from life and stops eating. Grace and Brian are there for her last days in hospice care, where they learn Cinny has plans for them after she's gone. They're to sprinkle her ashes, mixed with their father's, at a series of exotic locations around the globe-some remote, some challengingly public, all known and loved by the Poseys.Joined by Grace's husband Jack, a "recovering good ol' boy lawyer" from Clearwater, their daughter Chelsea, recently moved in with a widower twenty years her senior, Ella, and Ella's daughter Sage, a self-described "sixteen-year-old nihilistic feminist socialist," Grace and Brian set off around the globe on a funereal odyssey that teaches them more about their parents' relationship and about themselves than they find it easy to accept.By turns hilarious, profound, jarring, and poignant, Pocket Full of Poseys bounds dizzily through New Zealand, Thailand, Italy, Switzerland, and England before pulling off at a rest area on the New Jersey Turnpike, as the last of Cinny Posey's secrets are revealed and her survivors confront the strength of the ties that bind them all together-for worse and for better. Seller Inventory # LU-9780825310263
Buy New
£ 19.37
Free Shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
Pocket Full Of Poseys
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # V9780825310263
Buy New
£ 18.91
£ 9.10 shipping
Ships from Ireland to U.S.A.
Ships from Ireland to U.S.A.
Quantity: Over 20 available