Gulfport Blues [Paperback]

Bill Owens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2001

Humor set on Mississippi Gulf Coast during the 1970's (post Vietnam era)

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About the Author

Dermatologist (native of Gulfport, Mississippi)

Product Details

• Paperback: 271 pages
• Publisher: Town Square Books, Inc. (December 2001)
• ISBN-10: 1886017301
• ISBN-13: 978-1886017306
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,166,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A spectacular account of life on the Gulf Coast, August 4, 2002

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Trey (Hernando) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gulfport Blues (Paperback)

This book is wonderful both for its content and ability to describe the Coast's landscape and lifestyle perfectly. I travel to the Coast regularly, and Owen's descriptions are right on target. I read the book in about three days, it was so good. Not only are the books descriptions of the Coast spectacular, the story is great too. I thoroughly enjoyed every character, plot twist, surprise, and shock. He also inserted enough interesting facts to the work that I actually learned something as I read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, May 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Gulfport Blues (Hardcover)

A wonderfully warm, human, and quirky cast of characters populate these pages. The plot is full of twists, surprises, and moments of sublime, perfect absurdity that will have you laughing out loud. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Characters, Great Descriptions, March 30, 2002

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Eirleen Brown (Slildell, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gulfport Blues (Hardcover)

I live just a few miles from Gulfport and have spent a great deal of time there. I work and used to live in New Orleans. I was really impressed with Mr. Owen's ability to describe the area and to catch the essence of these places.

Rory, his main character, is both interesting and funny. How Mr. Owen knows all the stuff he knows is amazing. I kept thinking when I read it how great a movie this would be. It has it all-humor, mystery, suspense, romance and surprises. In fact, I liked all his characters. I am going to buy another couple of books to give to friends as gifts. I am hoping that there will be more of his books in the future.