Besides marvelous writing, Simpson's novel features an unforgettable mother/daughter combination and grapples with large themes: the nature of overreaching ambition and the perennial lure of the great American highway with the golden land of California at its end.
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Besides marvelous writing, Simpson's novel features an unforgettable mother/daughter combination and grapples with large themes: the nature of overreaching ambition and the perennial lure of the great American highway with the golden land of California at its end.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. GREAT BOOK! NO SPINE CREASES & MILD WEAR ON COVER. LIGHTLY AGED PAGES, NO MARKINGS IN TEXT. Description: Mona Simpson's first novel deals with a complex relationship between a mother and daughter. Adele August, twice-married woman, hoping to turn her 12-year-old daughter, Ann, into a child star in Hollywood, drives her from Wisconsin to Beverly Hills. However, Ann achieves only limited success as a television performer, and Adele works at mundane jobs in order to survive, deluding herself with imagined love affairs. By novel's end, the emotionally trying--and occasionally violent--mother-daughter relationship is altered by Ann's growing need for independence.
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Good. The paperback edition with a clean text. Some yellowing to the pages a corner fold mark on the front cover a bit of scuff to the page edge stamped on the inside cover page. Useful.
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Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Wraps are scuffed with a mild edgewear. Dampstaining and mild waving to bottom page margin on last 100 pages and back wrap. Pages are clean & text is free from markings. All pages secure in binding.
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Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or limited writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very Good. Very Good condition. 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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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.
