Set in contemporary Los Angeles, this mature debut shines an unexpected light on this most duplicitous of cities. Although all the characters in Babe in Paradise live in Los Angeles, none of them partake of the glamour and success that mark the city. Marisa Silver's charactersa community-college teacher, an equipment-rental store manager, a limousine driver, and a struggling actress among themlive on the periphery of the city's allure. Babe of the title story must confront the complete dissolution of her past when a fire ...
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Set in contemporary Los Angeles, this mature debut shines an unexpected light on this most duplicitous of cities. Although all the characters in Babe in Paradise live in Los Angeles, none of them partake of the glamour and success that mark the city. Marisa Silver's charactersa community-college teacher, an equipment-rental store manager, a limousine driver, and a struggling actress among themlive on the periphery of the city's allure. Babe of the title story must confront the complete dissolution of her past when a fire threatens to engulf the hillside house she and her mother share. A car-jacking forces the young husband and wife of "What I Saw from Where I Stood" to confront the loss of a child and the way in which this loss has reshaped their marriage. The unforgettable characters in Babe in Paradise dwell in the Los Angeles of seismic geological change, of racial unease, of parched desert landscapes littered with the detritus of urban ambition. Silver has a genius for making us care deeply about her characters, their everyday desperations and hard-won hopes.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x8; Minor shelf wear & light soiling on boards, edges of text block, pastedowns & endpapers. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket is fine in protective mylar sleeve. Book is fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 233 p. Audience: General/trade. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year by the filmmaker ("Old Enough", "Permanent Record") and author of "Mary Coin" and "No Direction Home". Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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-1. Flat signed by author Marisa Silver on the title page. Not personalized with an "Autographed Copy" sticker on the DJ. Stated First Edition, first printing with full number line in fine / like new condition. The pages are clean and crisp with no bent corners. Boards are as new, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket is clean and undamaged. The book is in excellent condition with an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!