About this title: A collection of over 10 years of Edna O'Brien's short stories, including the entire volume of RETURNING, her 1981 collection that was published only in Great Britain, and four additional stories which appeared in The New Yorker between 1979 and 1981.
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Description: Good. 0452257522 softcover edition/ some edge/cover wear/ pages light discoloration around edges /"Buy with Confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Customer Service Makes All the Difference. " read more
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Date Published: 1984
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Plume
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780452257528ISBN:0452257522
Description: Good. 277-V-Add: This copy states "Copyright 1984" Good Condition: A copy that has been read, but remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or be an ex-library item. Some pages or dust-jacket may have tiny tears. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Plume
Date Published: 1985-11-01
ISBN-13:9780452257528ISBN:0452257522
Description: Good. Pgs clean & tight, scuff to cover & edges, lean to spine, light tanning to pg edgesFirst Class shipping if available for faster service. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Not Available, Not Available
Date Published: 0000
ISBN-13:9780452261167ISBN:0452261163
Description: Good in Good jacket. See Notes. Gently used paperback. ** PLEASE READ: This book is: O'BRIEN, EDNA: A FANATIC HEART This is the book you will receive if you order this item. read more
Description: Fine. 0452261163 Paperback. Binding and Pages: Excellent; Cover/Title: V minor shelfwear, otherwise, excellent. Thanks for your business! read more
Description: Good. 1985-Paperback-Cover shows some shelf-wear. Pages lightly tanned. ---Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
"I picked this up on a whim for a buck at powells. I have already finished the first story and I think I may have found a new favorite short story writer...well...next to Cheever and a few others anyway. :)"
"Not nearly as sentimental as the title makes these stories seem; they are quite the opposite, in fact. Though O'Brien's subjects include childhood, the horrible finality of the past, nostalgia, regret, overhwelming grief, family, and intimacy, she deals with all in ways neither sappy nor gentle. Her stories are devastating. "Wilderness" is one of the best stories I have read about loss."
"Every one of O'Brien's stories brings me immense satisfaction as a reader. Every story is so rich, so different from the next. She sets stories in diverse decades and geographies and creates characters with differing moral centers, yet remains convincing in her observations. She is an expert at the art of writing. I recommend this collection to anyone looking to study stories that are well-crafted, yet enormously entertaining. O'Brien illuminates situations so that as a reader, I feel nothing is left out."
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