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Twenty Grand: And Other Tales of Love and Money
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Twenty Grand: And Other Tales of Love and Money Paperback - 2007

by Rebecca Curtis


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In this dazzling literary debut, Rebecca Curtis displays the gifts that make her one of the most talented writers of her generation. Her characters—young women struggling to find happiness, love, success, security, and adventure—wait tables, run away from home, fall for married men, betray their friends, and find themselves betrayed as well.In "Hungry Self," a young waitress descends into the basement of a seemingly ordinary Chinese restaurant; in "Twenty Grand," a young wife tries to recover her lost fortune; in "Monsters," one family's paranoia leads to a sacrifice; and in "The Witches," an innocent swim on prom night proves more dangerous than anyone could have imagined. With elegant prose and a wicked sense of humor, these stories reveal Curtis's provocative and uncompromising view of life, one that makes her writing so poignant and irresistible.

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In this dazzling literary debut, Rebecca Curtis displays the gifts that make her one of the most talented writers of her generation. Her characters--young women struggling to find happiness, love, success, security, and adventure--wait tables, run away from home, fall for married men, betray their friends, and find themselves betrayed as well.

In "Hungry Self," a young waitress descends into the basement of a seemingly ordinary Chinese restaurant; in "Twenty Grand," a young wife tries to recover her lost fortune; in "Monsters," one family's paranoia leads to a sacrifice; and in "The Witches," an innocent swim on prom night proves more dangerous than anyone could have imagined. With elegant prose and a wicked sense of humor, these stories reveal Curtis's provocative and uncompromising view of life, one that makes her writing so poignant and irresistible.

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  • Title Twenty Grand: And Other Tales of Love and Money
  • Author Rebecca Curtis
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial
  • Date 2007-07-03
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780061173097 / 0061173096
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.7 in (20.07 x 13.46 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Coming of Age
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006053520
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 05/15/2007, Page 465
  • New York Times, 07/15/2007, Page 7
  • NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 12/02/2007, Page 12
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/23/2007, Page 29
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