Dressing Up for the Carnival
by Shields, Carol
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Collectible - Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0679310215
- ISBN 13
- 9780679310211
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Synopsis
In Dressing Up for the Carnival , Carol Shields distills her characteristic wisdom, elegance, and insouciant humor in twenty-two luminous stories. A wealth of surprises and contrasts, this collection ranges from the lyricism of "Weather," in which a couple's life is thrown into chaos when the National Association of Meteorologists goes on strike, to the swampy sexuality of "Eros," in which a room in a Parisian hotel on the verge of ruin is the catalyst for passion, to the brave confidence of "A Scarf"-new for this collection-which chronicles the realities of a fledging author's book tour. Playful, graceful, acutely observed, and generous of spirit, these stories will delight her devoted fans and win her new converts as well.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wonder Book (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB07K-00543
- Title
- Dressing Up for the Carnival
- Author
- Shields, Carol
- Book Condition
- New Collectible - Like New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679310215
- ISBN 13
- 9780679310211
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- This edition first published
- 2000
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