Jan Kerouac: Difference between revisions

She published two semi-autobiographical novels, ''Baby Driver'' in 1981, and ''Trainsong'' in 1988. While working on her third novel, ''Parrot Fever'', in Puerto Rico, her kidneys failed, sending her back to the United States. She died in 1996 of kidney disease. At the time of her death, she was involved in legal battles with Stella Sampas Kerouac, Jack's last wife; and after Stella's death, with Stella's blood relatives, over his estate, including the location of his grave and ownership of his papers. TheOn battlesJuly were24, ultimately2009, unsuccessful.a She diedjudge in [[Albuquerque]]Pinellas County, [[New MexicoFlorida]], survivedruled bythat twinthe half-sisters,will Katharineof andGabrielle Sharon,Kerouac and(died one1973) half-brotherwhich gave all rights to Jack Kerouac's work to the Sampas family, Davidwas Bowersa forgery.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/28/entertainment/e090406D94.DTL&tsp=1 "Judge Rules Kerouac Will a Forgery" Associated Press (July 28, 2009)]</ref>