ISBN: 9780156029940 - curse of the appropriate man pa: masterful literary short stories of women, desire, and filial love (harvest original) (10 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. These fourteen short stories, written over the past ten years but never before collected, deal with the struggles between mothers and their wayward daughters, the often preposterous bonds that tie men and women together, and the complex games masters and servants play with one another. In spare, elegant prose, Freed delivers surprise after surprise as she shakes the truth from life. Whether it's her portrayal of a mother mired in senile dementia in "Ma," a young girl experiencing her first sexual encounter with an itinerant knife-sharpener in "Under the House," or a young woman incapable of loving conventionally in "An Error of Desire," Freed portrays the absurdity, the delusions, the dramas, and the dignity of her characters' lives. These masterful stories reinforce her reputation as one of our most fearless and sophisticated explorers of sexual and filial love.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition: 2004. 188 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Vaughn Andrews (Cover Design) (illustrator).

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Poor. 1st Edition 2004. 188 pp. A perfectly acceptable reading copy. Water stains on edging. Pages slightly warped. Warping to cover. Some dog-eared pages. Vaughn Andrews (Cover Design) (illustrator).

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