"What I'm about to tell took place near the little town of Alpine, Texas, when I was fresh out of the service and had some money in my pockets. . . . The thing that happened shouldn't have happened and I wish it never did. But there's no denying it and in a way I've been on the lam because of it ever since." So begins the title story of In an Arid Land , a collection that depicts episodes in the lives of ordinary people facing real problems. Testament to the challenges of everyday life, the stories often revolve around ...
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"What I'm about to tell took place near the little town of Alpine, Texas, when I was fresh out of the service and had some money in my pockets. . . . The thing that happened shouldn't have happened and I wish it never did. But there's no denying it and in a way I've been on the lam because of it ever since." So begins the title story of In an Arid Land , a collection that depicts episodes in the lives of ordinary people facing real problems. Testament to the challenges of everyday life, the stories often revolve around tragic turning points--the loss of a loved one, divorce, retirement, or the pains of growing up and old. Malone's characters are, indeed, often on the lam.
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Near Fine in Very Good + jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) A solid tight clean unread copy. This copy has a small felt mark to the bottom edge on the text block, light soil to the edges of the text block. The jacket has some light rubbing, some edge wear, some fading of the yellow areas. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Signed and dated in the year of publication.
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As New in As New jacket. BH2-As new hardcover in as new dust jacket that is still in shrinkwrap. "In straight-forward prose, Mr. Malone writes about what happens when we reach those points in our lives when simple hopes go up in smoke...With grief and insight, Malone taps into man's uneasiness, as so many of the consolations of our fierce century become exhausted. -The New York Times" 8.75"x5.75", 232 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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As New in As New jacket. BH2-As new hardcover in as new dust jacket that is still in shrinkwrap. "In straight-forward prose, Mr. Malone writes about what happens when we reach those points in our lives when simple hopes go up in smoke...With grief and insight, Malone taps into man's uneasiness, as so many of the consolations of our fierce century become exhausted. -The New York Times" 8.75"x5.75", 232 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Q4-DJ is mylar protected. DJ and book have very light shelf wear otherwise fine. "In straight-forward prose, Mr. Malone writes about what happens when we reach those points in our lives when simple hopes go up in smoke...With grief and insight, Malone taps into man's uneasiness, as so many of the consolations of our fierce century become exhausted. -The New York Times"
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