Within this collection of short stories are tales about fathers and sons, men and women, and relationships between men. Abbott's perfect pitch for tales of hapless Southwesterners and his way with sympathetic irony records awkward humiliations in lyrical, affectionate language.
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Within this collection of short stories are tales about fathers and sons, men and women, and relationships between men. Abbott's perfect pitch for tales of hapless Southwesterners and his way with sympathetic irony records awkward humiliations in lyrical, affectionate language.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book Book has a couple corner bumps. Dust jacket has some rubbing to corners. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 9.2 X 6.0 X 1.4 inches VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S26.95) DUST JACKET...SIGNED BY AUTHOR OVER NAME TITLE PAGE.."Lee K. ABbott, Roswell 7-11-15; SILVER TITLES ON TAN SPINE STRIP. WHITE HARD COVERS..; 480 pages; one of our most gifted story writers. The narrator of "The Who, the What and the Why, " begins breaking into his own house as a sort of therapy after his daughter dies. In "The Human Use of Inhuman Beings, " the main character realizes that his closest relationship is to an angel, who appears to him only to announce the death of loved ones. All Things, All at Once reminds us why Lee K. Abbott is to be treasured: his perfect pitch for tales of hapless Southwesterners, his way with sympathetic irony, ; Signed by Author.
