Guatemala's tropics, Ohio's lazy suburbs, Florida's down-and-out Ybor City, Madrid's narrow streets and late tapa bar nights -- what Tom Abrams does with all these locales is almost as luxurious as what he does with the characters inhabiting them. Readers familiar with A Bad Piece of Luck will once more appreciate the down-and-dirty realism Abrams employs, but will find an added element . . . kismet? Well, that implies love, and while dimestore romance is as absent as the Dow Jones Index, there is love in these stories, a ...
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Guatemala's tropics, Ohio's lazy suburbs, Florida's down-and-out Ybor City, Madrid's narrow streets and late tapa bar nights -- what Tom Abrams does with all these locales is almost as luxurious as what he does with the characters inhabiting them. Readers familiar with A Bad Piece of Luck will once more appreciate the down-and-dirty realism Abrams employs, but will find an added element . . . kismet? Well, that implies love, and while dimestore romance is as absent as the Dow Jones Index, there is love in these stories, a love of life and love of humanity -- no matter how mired it may become. So yes, kismet.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s) Has some edge wear, contents has some underlining in pencil but mostly clean, inscribed by author on title page and dated 2/21/01.
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New. Brand new hardback. Still in the original shrink wrap, although the plastic is splitting in several places. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. Audience: General/trade.
