Author: Charles Baxter
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393322200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Set in the Michigan landscape that Charles Baxter has made his own, these thirteen exquisite stories illuminate the often curious connections of relatives and strangers. "You can't just get a brother off the street," says the narrator of the title story, but indeed he does. In another, a woman tries to elude her lover's voice by spending an entire day without words. A marriage is jostled by the departure of a friend during a snowstorm. Baxter's stories tend to be love stories, but it is love tinged with fear, even danger, where shock, comedy, and love combine in unexpected ways. Book jacket.
A Relative Stranger
Author: Charles Baxter
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393322200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Set in the Michigan landscape that Charles Baxter has made his own, these thirteen exquisite stories illuminate the often curious connections of relatives and strangers. "You can't just get a brother off the street," says the narrator of the title story, but indeed he does. In another, a woman tries to elude her lover's voice by spending an entire day without words. A marriage is jostled by the departure of a friend during a snowstorm. Baxter's stories tend to be love stories, but it is love tinged with fear, even danger, where shock, comedy, and love combine in unexpected ways. Book jacket.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393322200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Set in the Michigan landscape that Charles Baxter has made his own, these thirteen exquisite stories illuminate the often curious connections of relatives and strangers. "You can't just get a brother off the street," says the narrator of the title story, but indeed he does. In another, a woman tries to elude her lover's voice by spending an entire day without words. A marriage is jostled by the departure of a friend during a snowstorm. Baxter's stories tend to be love stories, but it is love tinged with fear, even danger, where shock, comedy, and love combine in unexpected ways. Book jacket.
Relative Stranger
Author: Mary Loudon
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1841958948
Category : Bereavement
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1841958948
Category : Bereavement
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Relative Stranger
Author: Mary Loudon
Publisher: Canongate Us
ISBN: 9781841957845
Category : Schizophrenics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"First published in Great Britain in 2006 by Canongate Books Ltd., Edinburgh, Scotland"--T.p. verso.
Publisher: Canongate Us
ISBN: 9781841957845
Category : Schizophrenics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"First published in Great Britain in 2006 by Canongate Books Ltd., Edinburgh, Scotland"--T.p. verso.
Savage Kin
Author: Margaret M. Bruchac
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816537062
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
"Illuminating the complex relationships between tribal informants and twentieth-century anthropologists such as Boas, Parker, and Fenton, who came to their communities to collect stories and artifacts"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816537062
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
"Illuminating the complex relationships between tribal informants and twentieth-century anthropologists such as Boas, Parker, and Fenton, who came to their communities to collect stories and artifacts"--Provided by publisher.
Relative Strangers
Author: Margaret Hermes
Publisher: Blair
ISBN: 9780932112620
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Fourteen short stories by St. Louis author Margaret Hermes. Winner of the Doris Bakwin Award for Writing by a Woman, selected by Jill McCorkle.
Publisher: Blair
ISBN: 9780932112620
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Fourteen short stories by St. Louis author Margaret Hermes. Winner of the Doris Bakwin Award for Writing by a Woman, selected by Jill McCorkle.
Stranger Care
Author: Sarah Sentilles
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1922459089
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
A devastating memoir about motherhood, from the award-winning author of Draw Your Weapons
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1922459089
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
A devastating memoir about motherhood, from the award-winning author of Draw Your Weapons
The Face
Author: Tash Aw
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1632060450
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A whirlwind personal history of modern Asia, as told through his Malaysian and Chinese heritage
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1632060450
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A whirlwind personal history of modern Asia, as told through his Malaysian and Chinese heritage
Relative Strangers: Family Life, Genes and Donor Conception
Author: Petra Nordqvist
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781137297662
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With reproductive medical technologies becoming more accessible, assisted donor conception is raising new and important questions about family life. Using in-depth interviews the authors explore the lived reality of donor conception and offer insights into the complexities of these new family relationships.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781137297662
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With reproductive medical technologies becoming more accessible, assisted donor conception is raising new and important questions about family life. Using in-depth interviews the authors explore the lived reality of donor conception and offer insights into the complexities of these new family relationships.
A Good Family
Author: A.H. Kim
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488056390
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
“A story of money, family, who you can trust, and the extremes to which one will go for blood. I couldn’t put it down.” —Lisa Ling, host of CNN’s This Is Life Keep your family close and your enemies closer. Beth is the darling of God Halsa, a pharmaceutical giant, and she’s got the outrageous salary and lifestyle to prove it. Until she lands in white-collar women’s prison, thanks to a high-profile whistleblower suit. Sam, Beth’s husband, used to be the town’s most eligible bachelor, and he’s never had to do anything for himself. Until his wife goes to jail, and he’s left to raise two daughters on his own. Lise, the au pair, is the whistleblower. But is she? Everyone knows she’s not clever enough to have done it alone. Hannah, Sam’s sister, is devoted to her family. There’s nothing she wouldn’t do for them. Eva, Beth’s sister, is the smart one. (Read: not the pretty one.) Her life seems perfect on the surface, but sibling rivalry runs deep. Martin, Beth’s brother, is the firstborn, the former golden boy turned inside-the Beltway businessman. But what is he hiding? Someone knows something. Someone betrayed Beth. This is the story of the Min-Lindstroms. This is the story of the all-American family as it implodes under the weight of secrets, lies and the unchecked desire for wealth and power. A.H. Kim is an immigrant, graduate of Harvard College and Berkeley Law, lawyer, and mother of two sons. She lives in San Francisco with her husband. A Good Family is her first novel. Don't miss A.H. Kim's next exciting family drama, Relative Strangers!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488056390
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
“A story of money, family, who you can trust, and the extremes to which one will go for blood. I couldn’t put it down.” —Lisa Ling, host of CNN’s This Is Life Keep your family close and your enemies closer. Beth is the darling of God Halsa, a pharmaceutical giant, and she’s got the outrageous salary and lifestyle to prove it. Until she lands in white-collar women’s prison, thanks to a high-profile whistleblower suit. Sam, Beth’s husband, used to be the town’s most eligible bachelor, and he’s never had to do anything for himself. Until his wife goes to jail, and he’s left to raise two daughters on his own. Lise, the au pair, is the whistleblower. But is she? Everyone knows she’s not clever enough to have done it alone. Hannah, Sam’s sister, is devoted to her family. There’s nothing she wouldn’t do for them. Eva, Beth’s sister, is the smart one. (Read: not the pretty one.) Her life seems perfect on the surface, but sibling rivalry runs deep. Martin, Beth’s brother, is the firstborn, the former golden boy turned inside-the Beltway businessman. But what is he hiding? Someone knows something. Someone betrayed Beth. This is the story of the Min-Lindstroms. This is the story of the all-American family as it implodes under the weight of secrets, lies and the unchecked desire for wealth and power. A.H. Kim is an immigrant, graduate of Harvard College and Berkeley Law, lawyer, and mother of two sons. She lives in San Francisco with her husband. A Good Family is her first novel. Don't miss A.H. Kim's next exciting family drama, Relative Strangers!
The Story of a Marriage
Author: Andrew Sean Greer
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429945176
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A Today Show Summer Reads Pick A Washington Post Book of the Year "We think we know the ones we love." So Pearlie Cook begins her indirect, and devastating exploration of the mystery at the heart of every relationship--how we can ever truly know another person. It is 1953 and Pearlie, a dutiful young housewife, finds herself living in the Sunset District in San Francisco, caring not only for her husband's fragile health, but also for her son, who is afflicted with polio. Then, one Saturday morning, a stranger appears on her doorstep, and everything changes. Lyrical, and surprising, The Story of a Marriage is, in the words of Khaled Housseini, "a book about love, and it is a marvel to watch Greer probe the mysteries of love to such devastating effect."
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429945176
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A Today Show Summer Reads Pick A Washington Post Book of the Year "We think we know the ones we love." So Pearlie Cook begins her indirect, and devastating exploration of the mystery at the heart of every relationship--how we can ever truly know another person. It is 1953 and Pearlie, a dutiful young housewife, finds herself living in the Sunset District in San Francisco, caring not only for her husband's fragile health, but also for her son, who is afflicted with polio. Then, one Saturday morning, a stranger appears on her doorstep, and everything changes. Lyrical, and surprising, The Story of a Marriage is, in the words of Khaled Housseini, "a book about love, and it is a marvel to watch Greer probe the mysteries of love to such devastating effect."