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Set in 1900, this is the story of a woman in Kentucky who gives birth to quintuplets - the first recorded case. She becomes a national celebrity and her farm is invaded by visitors and reporters. When the babies die, she is persuaded to place them in a glass case and to set off on a "lecture tour".
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"Possesses both gravity and grace; it has the power to move us with its simple, heartfelt depiction of ordinary, inarticulate people and their efforts to cope with the unexpected.""--New York Times"
About the Author:
Bobbie Ann Mason is the author of Shiloh and Other Stories, nominated for a PEN/Faulkner Award; In Country, Love Life and Spence & Lila. She lives in Kentucky.
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- PublisherChatto & Windus
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0701159030
- ISBN 13 9780701159030
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages454
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First British Edition. A farming couple from Kentucky have quintuplets and become national celebrities. Thier initmate life is on display when they are carried to a grotesque new world of travelling shows and carnivals. Spellbinding, this is a novel of classic stature, that confirms the author as one of America's most important writers. Very minor shelf wear to edges, an attractive book. Keywords: MASON KENTUCKY TABACCO FARMERS QUINTUPLETS CELEBRITIES CARNIVALS. Seller Inventory # 001435
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