Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Verlag: Random House Publishing Group, 1993
ISBN 10: 0385308078 ISBN 13: 9780385308076
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Verlag: Random House Publishing Group, 1993
ISBN 10: 0385308078 ISBN 13: 9780385308076
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Verlag: Random House Publishing Group, 1994
ISBN 10: 0385312512 ISBN 13: 9780385312516
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Verlag: Delacorte Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0385308078 ISBN 13: 9780385308076
Anbieter: medimops, Berlin, Deutschland
Zustand: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
Verlag: New York: Delacorte, 1993. dj, 1993
Anbieter: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover first edition - First printing. Author's first novel, story of a young woman who was raised in an isolated Mississippi River town, educated in a convent school, and "careens" into adulthood with her marriage to a man 12 years older than her, only to discover that she is losing her individuality and sense of self. Dust jacket praise from Amy Tan (who called it "funny and observant, poignant and wise") and others. 278 pp. Very good in very good dust jacket.
Verlag: Delacorte Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0385308078 ISBN 13: 9780385308076
Anbieter: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, USA
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES dust jacket little edgenicked.
Verlag: Delacorte, New York, 1993
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Adv. Very good in wrappers. paperback Rubbed with light stainin on fine edges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Verlag: New York: Delacorte, 1993. dj, 1993
Anbieter: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover first edition - First printing. Author's first novel, story of a young woman who was raised in an isolated Mississippi River town, educated in a convent school, and "careens" into adulthood with her marriage to a man 12 years older than her, only to discover that she is losing her individuality and sense of self. Dust jacket praise from Amy Tan (who called it "funny and observant, poignant and wise") and others. 278 pp. Near fine in a fine dustjacket.
Verlag: Delta,, 1993
ISBN 10: 0385312512 ISBN 13: 9780385312516
Anbieter: buchversandmimpf2000, Emtmannsberg, BAYE, Deutschland
Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Gut Gebrauchtbuch. Taschenbuch. Etwas abgegriffen und fingerfleckig. Leseknicke am Buchrücken. Umschlag etwas berieben. Sonst altersgemäß gute Erhaltung. -A first novel about thirtysomething Katherine, single parent and late bloomer, that breathlessly pushes all the right contemporary buttons--only to reach an uplifting, old-fashioned conclusion. Convent-educated in Louisiana, Katherine had wanted to be a poet so badly that she dropped out of college freshman year and returned to work in her beloved New Orleans. Katherine, a daddy's girl who grew up in a small town along the Mississippi, has been shaped by her Catholic education, especially in her attitude toward sex--which means that when she meets handsome English prof Eric, and they soon make love, marriage is obligatory. A daughter is born shortly thereafter, followed by a son, and soon Katherine-- overwhelmed by motherhood--finds herself drinking more and reading less. A move to North Carolina strains an already rocky marriage; and though there's a third baby, Eric's continued infidelities are too much. Katherine leaves, bravely makes a home for herself and the kids, and starts writing for the local paper. But the children are a problem, though she loves them intensely, and so is sex, for there's still all that lingering Catholic guilt. And despite a few affairs, including one with married Ian (who prefers her without her kids), Katherine's love life remains unsatisfactory. Then, just as her career begins to take off, her father's death and a near- fatal accident involving the youngest child precipitate the inevitable crisis. Tired of being simultaneously mom, lover, and career woman, Katherine hands the kids over to Eric and flees to California with Ian--but in an obligatory epiphany realizes that she has ``never truly dug in for a fight.'' Eventually, she'll head home to reclaim the children and save Louisiana from developers and pollution. Typical of the genre in which every mistake is forgiven if an allegedly strong, talented, and sexy woman finally grows up. 277 pp. Englisch.