The New York Times Book Review calls "After Memphis", one of the stories in this debut collection, "Surely one of the finest American stories ever written." Nothing wrong with reading a writer. But how much better to her a storyteller. Which is all Patricia Lear asks of you, that you open her book and listen to her voice in the very manner you would hear it were she sitting across from you in such close reach that she could tap your knee for emphasis. These are the kinds of tales Patricia Lear wants to tell you--an ...
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The New York Times Book Review calls "After Memphis", one of the stories in this debut collection, "Surely one of the finest American stories ever written." Nothing wrong with reading a writer. But how much better to her a storyteller. Which is all Patricia Lear asks of you, that you open her book and listen to her voice in the very manner you would hear it were she sitting across from you in such close reach that she could tap your knee for emphasis. These are the kinds of tales Patricia Lear wants to tell you--an assortment of confidences and remembrances, make-do ways of commemorating ordinary life for its extraordinary visions and lessons.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. 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.
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Carol Devine Carson dj. Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book Unread. Gold-stamped black spine w/ gold-stamped green bds. No names, clean text. Unchipped but lightly aged dust jacket. "Ironman" and 7 other stories. Blurbs: Ann Beattie, Amy Hempel, James Purdy. 3409 shelf.
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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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Very good+ condition. Very good+ condition (DJ) Book. Octavo (8vo). Signed by Author(s) 161 pages of text. Hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. Price-clipped dustjacket has minimal sunning to spine, and overall slight shelfwear; attractive and protected in archival mylar. Signed by author in blue ink under printed name on title page; additional personal inscription on previous page dated May 1992, and signed "with Love, Trish." First edition.