Stories: Combining the Stories First Published in "Five Acre Virgin" & "the Travelling Entertainer" And Also Including "Self Portrait: A Child Went Forth" (King Penguin S.) - Softcover

Jolley, Elizabeth

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9780140085815: Stories: Combining the Stories First Published in

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ISBN 10: 0140085815 ISBN 13: 9780140085815

Publisher: Penguin, 1989

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A combination of Jolley's two short story collections, Five Acre Virgin and The Travelling Entertainer, these stories focus on people overcoming or being overcome by life's challenges. They are wise, funny, and often perverse works by a unique author.

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Stories from two previous collections, "Five Acre Virgin" and "The Travelling Entertainer," are combined in a volume that includes an autobiographical piece describing the people and things that have influenced the author.

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