Hempel delivers 16 stories whose central dramas often turn on the quest to realize oneself fully by reason of freeing oneself completely to love. Hempel proves to be a faithful chronicler of the desperations peculiar to the savvy, semi-detached women of her generation.
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Hempel delivers 16 stories whose central dramas often turn on the quest to realize oneself fully by reason of freeing oneself completely to love. Hempel proves to be a faithful chronicler of the desperations peculiar to the savvy, semi-detached women of her generation.
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Seller's Description:
Fair. A readable copy. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Dust jacket may be missing. Pages can include considerable highlighting markings writing but cannot obscure the text. May be an Ex-lib. copy and have standard library stamps and or stickers. May NOT include discs or access code or other supplemental material. We ship Monday-Saturday and respond to inquiries within 24 hours.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author First edition, first prnt. Signed by Hempel on the title page. Rubbing on cloth spine ends, small nick on front board; dustjacket with chipping and short tear on the spine topedge and beginning toning on the flap topedges. Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket in an archival cover. Hempel's second story collection.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by Award Winning Author Amy Hempel, in person. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 137 p. Audience: General/trade. A Fine copy, that is tight and clean, and has never been read, in a Fine dust jacket. First Edition-First Printing. Signed and dated on the Title page, by Award Winning Author Amy Hempel, in person, during an Author event in New York City on August 15, 2019. An event announcement will be included. "At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom" is a collection of sixteen poignant stories about the rogue stresses that threaten the stability of modern women-a well written collection of stories that deal with women's responses to life's challenges. Rest assured, this collectible copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.