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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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‘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
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‘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
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.
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- PublisherViking
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0670836532
- ISBN 13 9780670836536
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages176
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by A.M. Homes under her name on the title page. First UK edition. Blue cloth with titles in silver, octavo. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a mylar protector. 173 pages, short stories. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 090134
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Book Description Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket. 1st British Edition. Collection of 10 startling very good short stories by the very good author. Attractive dustjacket artwork. Small curve mark to the cover which is faintly mirrored to the front panel of the dustjacket. Fine/fine. Also included is an uncorrected proof of "Things You Should Know" Published by HarperCollins in 2002. Light wear to the covers. Sold as a collection only. Book. Seller Inventory # 006983
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. SIGNED by author on full title page. First English Edition. "In this remarkable collection of short stories, A. M. Homes delves behind the bland conformist exterior of small-town lives, into the private fantasies, oddities, habits and vulnerabilities of our solitary moments." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly tilted, minor edge wear, tiny bumps on spine ends and top corners, lightly tanned on head edge; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 173 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 67511
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