Living to Be A Hundred: Stories.
by Robert Boswell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0679430636
- ISBN 13
- 9780679430636
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Edition, so stated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of light use: shows bumps at mid-point, bottom edge of boards, causing a half-inch split in the paper at that point of the front board, exposing a thin line of board beneath; else only minimal wear; binding secure; text clean. DJ shows very mild rubbing to sheen; price intact. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 190pp. Hardback with DJ. The vagaries of human relationships form the warp and woof of these complex, well-crafted stories. Boswell's characters balance on the razor-sharp edge where conflicting emotions meet, struggling toward an understanding of themselves and the abiding mystery of their lives. In "Rain," the thirtyish Linda discovers a lost part of herself through her friend Orla as they search the woods for a missing boy. "The Earth's Crown" explores changes in the relationship between a Kansas grocer and his wife after the loss of a child. "Grief" concerns a woman whose animosity toward the young man responsible for her daughter's death is transformed when she has a vision of him as an angel. These are rich and psychologically satisfying tales.
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- Bookseller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36350
- Title
- Living to Be A Hundred: Stories.
- Author
- Robert Boswell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Ed, so stated.
- ISBN 10
- 0679430636
- ISBN 13
- 9780679430636
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1994.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction Firsts; Short Stories; Stories; English Literature; Contemporary Fiction; American Popular Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions;
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