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THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE. A Novel
by Finney, Ernest
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in perfect bound cream colored wrappers with titles in green and black
- ISBN 10
- 0944439462
- ISBN 13
- 9780944439463
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Livingston: Clark City Press, 1992. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. A fine copy in perfect bound cream colored wrappers with titles in green and black. In a novel spanning the years 1978-1991, Finney ( Winterchill ) considers the thorny question of what role the past should play in the present. The book's 14 chapters, which read like a series of third-person short stories, probe the distinct points of view of three protagonists: placid, boring Billy; his bitter and curt sister, Ann; and their efficient, patronizing cousin, Kay. All three are somewhat lost, grappling as they pass through their 30s with memories incarnated in the fragment of a childhood jump-rope rhyme that gives the book its title. Twice-divorced Billy still optimistically searches for love, widowed Ann struggles with two teenage daughters, and Kay builds a successful business and solves everyone else's problems but lacks a fulfilling life of her own. They have troubled relationships with their aging, far-from-perfect parents, who moved to California from Kansas before the children were born but whose stories of their Midwestern origins fascinate Kay in particular. Finney illuminates life's small moments and the complex nature of family ties with perception and penetration.
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Details
- Seller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 15111
- Title
- THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE. A Novel
- Author
- Finney, Ernest
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in perfect bound cream colored wrappers with titles in green and black
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance Uncorrected Proof
- ISBN 10
- 0944439462
- ISBN 13
- 9780944439463
- Publisher
- Clark City Press
- Place of Publication
- Livingston
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- fiction, the past, the future, love, relationships, advance copy, uncorrected proof
Terms of Sale
Ed Smith Books
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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