A brilliant new novel of ultimate feminist revenge from the author of Wild at Heart--whose cult following continues to grow. In this colorful, modern tale of American madness, a group of misfits in New Orleans is bent on improving the world and altering the universe. From churches to TV channels, they hand out hope as they redefine righteousness.
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A brilliant new novel of ultimate feminist revenge from the author of Wild at Heart--whose cult following continues to grow. In this colorful, modern tale of American madness, a group of misfits in New Orleans is bent on improving the world and altering the universe. From churches to TV channels, they hand out hope as they redefine righteousness.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book 1st, Ed. FINE/FINE. Set in New Orleans at the beginning of the twenty-first century, deals with people before they are " removed " from thier present world. "If an author's ability to lay an indelible stamp on a particular time and place is any measure of merit, then Gifford deserves applause. The latest work by the author of Wild at Heart returns to the locale he's making increasingly his own--a sultry, sleazy Big Easy fueled by cheap bourbon and lit by the late-night glare of TV screens. Even the bit players in this teeming cast of hookers, cons and wildeyed street preachers rejoice in names like Wilbur "Damfino" Nougat or Coco Navajoa. As usual, Gifford's narrative structure sprawls as picturesquely as the French Quarter itself: a series of loosely connected vignettes bordering on the grotesque rather than a unified story line. Continuities of plot or character threaten to develop only to be interrupted by sudden swerves and flashes of random violence. The dominant theme of these lurid postcards from the bayou--the violence men do to women, and their brutal comeuppance at the hands of their victims--is keenly evoked by Marble Lesson, a visionary avenger in the Lorena Bobbit mode..."--Publishers Weekly.
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Good in Good jacket. Size: 5x0x8; Hardcover. Stated first edition with full number line. Light shelf wear to boards and dust jacket. Binding square and tight. No highlighting, notation, or remainder marks. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Inscribed by Author(s) SIGNED AND INSCRIBED TO KATIE COURIC BY BARRY GIFFORD. Stated 1st Edition. Hard bound in dust jacket. Dust jacket shows some very minor wear, otherwise in very good condition.
