A middle-aged husband and wife--both on second marriages--return to a dusty agricultural town in California, where they both grew up, against her wishes. They had been living on the Oregon coast where she was happy, and the change is detrimental to their relationship. The story, narrated by the wife, encompasses 24 hours, as she strolls through town re-experiencing her unhappy past there, and examines, archly, the issues about "family" and "place" that are central to relationships.
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A middle-aged husband and wife--both on second marriages--return to a dusty agricultural town in California, where they both grew up, against her wishes. They had been living on the Oregon coast where she was happy, and the change is detrimental to their relationship. The story, narrated by the wife, encompasses 24 hours, as she strolls through town re-experiencing her unhappy past there, and examines, archly, the issues about "family" and "place" that are central to relationships.
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Seller's Description:
Supports Goodwill of Silicon Valley job training programs. The cover and pages are in very good condition! The cover and any other included accessories are also in very good condition showing some minor use. The spine is straight there are no rips tears or creases on the cover or the pages.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Clean pages and tight binding. Slight shelf wear on dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 198 p. Audience: General/trade.