The Safety of Objects - Hardcover

Homes, A. M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670836532 ISBN 13: 9780670836536

Publisher: Viking, 1991

Synopsis

A first collection of short stories of middle-class suburban American life, A.M. Homes shows an ability to write through the voices of a range of characters, men and women, young and middle-aged, gay and straight. The author also wrote "Jack".

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Review:

‘Homes couldn’t be more deliciously named: she kicks over the doll’s house and gives suburbanity a good shake’ -- The Guardian

‘Homes opens a window on a world where our neuroses rot in full view’ -- Sunday Herald

‘One of the best writers of her generation...absolutely in control of her subject. Simply surreal, funny and utterly original’ -- Leeds Guide

About the Author:

A.M. Homes is the author of several novels and two collections of stories. A contributing editor to Vanity Fair, she also writes for Art Forum, the New York Times, and The New Yorker. Among her many awards are Guggenheim and NEA Fellowships. She lives in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0670836532
• ISBN 13: 9780670836536
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176