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Presents a volume of nine stories that reflects the use of different styles and structures, including a recreation of the tale of Abelard and Heloise during the 1918 New York flu epidemic, and the experiences of a group of war correspondents in France.
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""Delicate Edible Birds" is wonderfully imaginative, subtle and precise, brimming over with brave and fascinating women. . . . A dazzling collection to make all those readers who are wary of short stories think again." ""newbooks"""
"It takes only a few pages to see that Ms. Groff can write--really write."--New York Observer
"Delicate Edible Birds is wonderfully imaginative, subtle and precise, brimming over with brave and fascinating women. . . . A dazzling collection to make all those readers who are wary of short stories think again."--newbooks
"In her strongest writing, Groff echoes the magic of her gothic forebears."--Financial Times
"Groff's prose is lovely, and when she nails a story--like the title story about journalists fleeing Nazi-occupied Paris--the results are sublime."--Publishers Weekly
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"It takes only a few pages to see that Ms. Groff can write--really write."--New York Observer
"Delicate Edible Birds is wonderfully imaginative, subtle and precise, brimming over with brave and fascinating women. . . . A dazzling collection to make all those readers who are wary of short stories think again."--newbooks
"In her strongest writing, Groff echoes the magic of her gothic forebears."--Financial Times
"Groff's prose is lovely, and when she nails a story--like the title story about journalists fleeing Nazi-occupied Paris--the results are sublime."--Publishers Weekly
A triumphant collection of literary short stories from the author of the New York Times bestselling The Monsters of Templeton.
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- PublisherTantor Media Inc
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 140011070X
- ISBN 13 9781400110704
- BindingAudio CD
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Delicate Edible Birds: And Other Stories
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ISBN 10: 140011070X
ISBN 13: 9781400110704
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