It all begins very properly. Two nice married couples and their children go on a hot sumer weekend to a country house owned by an unmarried lady named Anna. But - as Mary Ann, aged eight, says -'Anna likes kids' parties because she like kids better then grownups. ' And somehow it is not long before these grownups seem to be getting younger; at first hesitantly, then with enthusiasm abandoning the conventions of adult behavious sliding ever deeper into a world of childish games and sudden passions and violent quarrels. As ...
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It all begins very properly. Two nice married couples and their children go on a hot sumer weekend to a country house owned by an unmarried lady named Anna. But - as Mary Ann, aged eight, says -'Anna likes kids' parties because she like kids better then grownups. ' And somehow it is not long before these grownups seem to be getting younger; at first hesitantly, then with enthusiasm abandoning the conventions of adult behavious sliding ever deeper into a world of childish games and sudden passions and violent quarrels. As the practical Mary Ann and her dreamy, sensitive best friend Lolly watch this change they are at first excited, then puzzled, finally frightened and angry. Even Anna finds it hard to return to the adult world. As for the children, they have become - each in their own way - suddenly rather older; which is, as you choose, a comedy or a tragedy.
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Good. Good condition. 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. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Good. Used, with reading wear to spine, Heavy rubbing to edges and corners of cover wraps, aged toning to pages but NO markings, overall a solid reading copy. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore since 1992.
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New. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. New York, NY, Avon Books, 1980. First Trade edition. 8vo. Paperback with pictorial cover, 257 pp. Eight year old best friends Mary Ann and Lolly watch with a combination of fascinated amusement and horror as their parents act increasing child-like over 4th of July holiday weekend. By the time the house party is over, the adults find it hard to return to their normal worlds. As for the real children, each in their own way has become suddenly older. Pages slightly tanned, cover illustration still bright, text block clean, sharp, tight. New.