Isbn: 9780375409288 - a gate at the stairs (26 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. In her best-selling story collection, Birds of America ( it] will stand by itself as one of our funniest, most telling anatomies of human love and vulnerability -James McManus, front page of The New York Times Book Review), Lorrie Moore wrote about the disconnect between men and women, about the precariousness of women on the edge, and about loneliness and loss.Now, in her dazzling new novel-her first in more than a decade-Moore turns her eye on the anxiety and disconnection of post-9/11 America, on the insidiousness of racism, the blind-sidedness of war, and the recklessness thrust on others in the name of love.As the United States begins gearing up for war in the Middle East, twenty-year-old Tassie Keltjin, the Midwesterndaughter of a gentleman hill farmer-his Keltjin potatoes are justifiably famous-has come to a university town as a college student, her brain on fire with Chaucer, Sylvia Plath, Simone de Beauvoir.Between semesters, she takes a job as a part-time nanny.The family she works for seems both mysterious and glamorous to her, and although Tassie had once found children boring, she comes to care for, and to protect, their newly adopted little girl as her own.As the year unfolds and she is drawn deeper into each of these lives, her own life back home becomes ever more alien to her: her parents are frailer; her brother, aimless and lost in high school, contemplates joining the military. Tassie finds herself becoming more and more the stranger she felt herself to be, and as life and love unravel dramatically, even shockingly, she is forever changed.This long-awaited new novel by one of the most heralded writers of the past two decades is lyrical, funny, moving, and devastating; Lorrie Moore's most ambitious book to date-textured, beguiling, and wise.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. In her best-selling story collection, Birds of America ( it] will stand by itself as one of our funniest, most telling anatomies of human love and vulnerability -James McManus, front page of The New York Times Book Review), Lorrie Moore wrote about the disconnect between men and women, about the precariousness of women on the edge, and about loneliness and loss.Now, in her dazzling new novel-her first in more than a decade-Moore turns her eye on the anxiety and disconnection of post-9/11 America, on the insidiousness of racism, the blind-sidedness of war, and the recklessness thrust on others in the name of love.As the United States begins gearing up for war in the Middle East, twenty-year-old Tassie Keltjin, the Midwesterndaughter of a gentleman hill farmer-his Keltjin potatoes are justifiably famous-has come to a university town as a college student, her brain on fire with Chaucer, Sylvia Plath, Simone de Beauvoir.Between semesters, she takes a job as a part-time nanny.The family she works for seems both mysterious and glamorous to her, and although Tassie had once found children boring, she comes to care for, and to protect, their newly adopted little girl as her own.As the year unfolds and she is drawn deeper into each of these lives, her own life back home becomes ever more alien to her: her parents are frailer; her brother, aimless and lost in high school, contemplates joining the military. Tassie finds herself becoming more and more the stranger she felt herself to be, and as life and love unravel dramatically, even shockingly, she is forever changed.This long-awaited new novel by one of the most heralded writers of the past two decades is lyrical, funny, moving, and devastating; Lorrie Moore's most ambitious book to date-textured, beguiling, and wise.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. 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.

Hardcover. 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.

Zustand: Good. 1St Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Zustand: Good. 1St Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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.

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.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ivory cl., silver lettering to bkst. dj. has 1" stop top front edge. 322pp. STATED FIRST EDITION.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. stated 1st, signed by author, shows minor wear, in dj.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tanning to edges o/w clean, unmarked copy with DJ in VG+ condition. TM.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Knopf, 2009. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. KNOPF, 2010. First edition, as stated. First printing. Hardbound, fine/fine. Tiny scuff to jacket on spine where whiote shows through. Comes with mylar dust jacket protector. Smoke free shop. Shipped in sturdy box with bubble wrap. Rave review by Jonathan Lethem on front page of New York Times Book Review, Aug. 30, 2009. Chosen as one of the top five fiction books of 2009 by the New York Times Book Review. Finalist, 2010 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.…

dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 321 pages. The third novel from this well regarded writer which was a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner Award. A near fine copy with some very minor wear and in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by Moore on a publisher tipped in page. Signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Some rubbing to the mylar jacket that protects the DJ. Pages are otherwise clean and free from markings or creases. Binding is tight. BP. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 336 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. KNOPF, 2010. First edition. First printing. A pristine unread copy, very fine/very fine. Comes with mylar dust jacket protector. Smoke free shop. Shipped in sturdy box with bubble wrap. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Purchased new and opened only for author signature. She has signed her name only, without any other writing. Rave review by Jonathan Lethem on front page of New York Times Book Review, Aug. 30, 2009. Chosen as one of the top five fiction books of 2009 by the New York Times Book Review. Finalist, 2010 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. You cannot find a better copy. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Collectible-Very Good. In her best-selling story collection, Birds of America (?[it] will stand by itself as one of our funniest, most telling anatomies of human love and vulnerability? ?James McManus, front page of The New York Times Book Review), Lorrie Moore wrote about the disconnect between men and women, about the precariousness of women on the edge, and about loneliness and loss.Now, in her dazzling new novel?her first in more than a decade?Moore turns her eye on the anxiety and disconnection of post-9/11 America, on the insidiousness of racism, the blind-sidedness of war, and the recklessness thrust on others in the name of love.As the United States begins gearing up for war in the Middle East, twenty-year-old Tassie Keltjin, the Midwestern daughter of a gentleman hill farmer?his ?Keltjin potatoes? are justifiably famous?has come to a university town as a college student, her brain on fire with Chaucer, Sylvia Plath, Simone de Beauvoir.Between semesters, she takes a job as a part-time nanny.The family she works for seems both mysterious and glamorous to her, and although Tassie had once found children boring, she comes to care for, and to protect, their newly adopted little girl as her own.As the year unfolds and she is drawn deeper into each of these lives, her own life back home becomes ever more alien to her: her parents are frailer; her brother, aimless and lost in high school, contemplates joining the military. Tassie finds herself becoming more and more the stranger she felt herself to be, and as life and love unravel dramatically, even shockingly, she is forever changed.This long-awaited new novel by one of the most heralded writers of the past two decades is lyrical, funny, moving, and devastating; Lorrie Moore?s most ambitious book to date?textured, beguiling, and wise.…