About this title: Narrated by a woman who has lived a long and tumultuous life, this novel won the National Book Critics Circle Award when it was first published in 1986.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780684846941ISBN:0684846942
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Softcover, as shown, w/minor cover-creasing & edgewear, but--spine NOT creased, NO stains, tears, writing, in tight & clean book. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780345343581ISBN:0345343581
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Very readable, but the cover is somewhat worn and there are major creases in the books spine. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 5th Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780345343581ISBN:0345343581
Description: Very Good + Kate is at a crucial moment in middle age when she begins to yearn to see the son she abandoned when she was seventeen.... read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780345343581ISBN:0345343581
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Great Copy. Text is crisp and clear, pages are clean. Cover is nice with minor edgewear, no creasing to spine. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
"Funny, I don't think of it as being about "family dysfunction," just about being untethered and skipping town at every turn. Very southern, even if it's "upper south" not "deep south." I read it cover to cover in two days so it can't have been half bad."
"I have always loved Reynolds Price books and this is one of the best. He is one of the best southern writers and I am always amazed at how well he understands women. This is an amazing story set in North Carolina in the early 1900's. It follows the main character, Kate Vaiden, throughout her life. I have trouble with some of the choices she makes, but I could understand how her life experiences contributed to those choices."
"Instead of being in awe of author Reynolds Price's turn of phrases, I was in love with main character Kate Vaiden's personality and way with words. This book's voice is so well-written that I forgot it wasn't actually Kate talking to me. It's a wonderful coming-of-age story about living life on a wing and a prayer and the regret that comes along with it. I will definitely look for more of Southerner Reynolds Price's books to read after this."
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