false 977268 9 Welcome to the childhood of Catherine McClure Gildiner. It is the mid-1950s in Lewiston, New York, a sleepy town near Niagara Falls. Divorce is unheard of, mothers wear high heels to the beauty salon, and television has only just arrived. <br><br> At the tender age of four, Cathy accompanies Roy, the deliveryman at her father's pharmacy, on his routes. She shares some of their memorable deliveries-sleeping pills to Marilyn Monroe (in town filming Niagara), sedatives to Mad Bear, a violent Tuscarora chief, and fungus cream to Warty, the gentle operator of the town dump. As she reaches her teenage years, Cathy's irrepressible spirit spurs her from dangerous sled rides that take her "too close to the Falls" to tipsy dances with the town priest. <br><br> "Anyone who appreciates a good story, well told, will find it in <i>Too Close to the Falls</i>." (<i>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</i>) <br><br> "Gildiner beautifully portrays her outrageous youth through the innocent, yet sometimes frighteningly worldly eyes of a child." (<i>The Quill & Quire</i>) 1116328 26 2 2002 Too Close to the Falls total:279|5:75|4:120|3:69|2:13|1:2| 279 1090 410 69 2 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 23 05:35:43 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 07:12:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 18:38:06 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 13:25:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 22 12:12:08 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 11:49:01 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 18:28:19 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 18:43:34 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jan 20 05:27:51 -0800 2009 Thu Sep 24 13:14:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 19 08:09:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 08:10:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 14:25:14 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 10:36:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Feb 16 13:20:45 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 13:21:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 26 04:08:47 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 04:12:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 11 18:54:38 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 19:05:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 09:02:04 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 07:48:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 12:23:23 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 12:46:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 20:01:34 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 20:04:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 11:20:54 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 11:27:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 08:56:54 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 15:54:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 17 06:57:45 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 07:01:48 -0700 2009 4 0 true false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 05:26:28 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 05:33:53 -0800 2009 1 0 0 false false Fri Oct 02 08:20:36 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 06:24:13 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 08:20:36 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 09:07:19 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 04:37:06 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 09:07:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Feb 08 09:55:26 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 09:56:24 -0800 2009 ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=977268