Athens, GA, U.S.A. University of Georgia Press, 1989. Hardcover First Edition [1989]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [1989]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows barely discernible spine lean very faint shelfwear along bottom edge of cloth-covered boards; very faint, tiny stain at top edge. Binding secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library.8vo. 209pp. Hardback with DJ. Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. In this collection of 11 interrelated stories, the world of Ruthie Zimmer, youngest child of Jewish deaf-mute parents, is captured wth aching authenticity. Ruthie is an exuberant, rollerskating, prepubescent girl when we first meet her, enjoying the close-knit yet multiethnic neighborhood of the Inwood section of Manhattan. The stories are redolent of a New York neighborhood that once was.

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Seller: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 45514
Title: Useful Gifts: Stories.
Author: Carole L. Glickfeld
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition [1989]; First Printing indicated.
ISBN 10: 0820310417
ISBN 13: 9780820310411
Publisher: University of Georgia Press,
Place of Publication: Athens, GA, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989.
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction Firsts; Short Stories; New York; Contemporary Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions;

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