Welcome to Marietta’s House: a Grandmother's Cottage. Step through the wisteria arbor into the past ... porcelain oil lamps, lace curtains, brass beds, family portraits with stories to tell ... and the Mississippi River always next door. Tyburski's pictures will artfully expose the details for you, while Bourgoyne's moving stories bring Marietta and generations of his family back to life.

The book has a Foreword, a Preface, and an Epilogue. The body is a is a detailed tour in 250 pages: pictures of the house, the setting, and Marietta's relics. Each of the 125 photographs has a facing page which describes the provenance and personal details. Excerpts from three pages from the body are included.