ISBN: 9780307959539 - elsewhere: a memoir (15 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A Washington Post Notable Work of NonfictionAn NPR Best Book of 2012Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo turns to memoir in this hilarious and bittersweet account of his lifelong bond with his high-strung, spirited mother--and the small town she spent her life trying to escape. Anyone familiar with Russo's novels will recognize Gloversville--once famous for producing nine out of ten dress gloves in the United States. By the time Rick was born, ladies had stopped wearing gloves and Gloversville was on its way out. Jean Russo instilled in her son her dream of a better life elsewhere, a dream that prompted her to follow him across the country when he went to college. Their adventures and tribulations on that road trip were a preview of the hold his mother would continue to have on him as she kept trying desperately to change her life. Recounted with a clear-eyed mix of regret, nostalgia, and love, Elsewhere is a stirring tribute to the tenacious grip of the past.…

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Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

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Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 256 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. 246pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Quarter black cloth over brown paper-covered boards, with gilt spine lettering. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Publisher's original price intact on jacket flap ($25.95). Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight, clean copy. Octavo, 246 pages. Signed by the author on the title page, his name only. Richard Russo s account of his upstate New York childhood and complex relationship with his mother. Russo (b. 1949) is an American novelist, memoirist, and screenwriter, winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for "Empire Falls." This was his first full-length memoir, following eight novels. Signed-Lit. Signed by Author(s).…