About this title: Viri and Nedra Berland live a gilded life with their two daughters in upstate New York. But as the years roll by, the cracks in their marriage become crevasses. It seems that in testing the very limits of their happiness, Nedra and Vira are compelled to destroy it.
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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
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Edition: 7th printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books; Vintage International, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679740735ISBN:0679740732
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 308 pp.; 21 cm. Good+. Tight, clean copy. Corner crease/back cover. Age toning. "This exquisite, resonant novel is a brilliant portrait of marriage by a contemporary American master. Even as he lingers over the lustrous surface of Viri and Nedra's marriage, James Salter makes us see the cracks that are spreading through it, flaws that will in time mar it beyond repair. / James Salter is the author of the novels Solo Faces, Light Years, A Sport and a Pastime, The Arm ... read more
Description: Very Good. 0679740732 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light discoloration due to aging and other light wear. read more
Edition: 10th Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679740735ISBN:0679740732
Description: Very Good. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Some of the evidence of a former library book: stamps, stickers, reinforced wraps, etc. Light shelf wear. Solid copy with tight binding and clean pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1/31/1995
ISBN-13:9780679740735ISBN:0679740732
Description: Very Good. Paperback Copy. Some underlining throughout. Enjoyable reading copy for your personal pleasure. Cover has barely noticeable shelf wear. You are buying a Book in LIKE-NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1995-01-31
ISBN-13:9780679740735ISBN:0679740732
Description: Very Good. Pictorial Softcover. Square Binding. Pristine pages, clean, no writing or markings. Very clean flat matte cover. Very light page tanning. **As of Dec 7th: Please Choose Expedited Shipping to ensure Christmas Delivery. Standard Shipping May Not arrive in time** read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Trade
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780394494333ISBN:0394494334
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Retired library hard cover in good reading condition only. DJ is protected with light wear. Pages have usual markings. 308 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679740735ISBN:0679740732
Description: Very Good. Size: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches; This exquisite, resonant novel is a brilliant portrait of marriage by a contemporary American master. Even as he lingers over the lustrous surface of Viri and Nedra's marriage, James Salter makes us see the cracks that are spreading through it, flaws that will in time mar it beyond repair. "An unexpectedly moving ode to beautiful lives frayed by time. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780141188638ISBN:0141188634
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780679740735ISBN:0679740732
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 1995-02-01
ISBN-13:9780679740735ISBN:0679740732
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"A couple of authors were gushing about this book at a recent event and it sounded intriguing. From a craft sense I understand the praise. The man is a unique stylist -- precise, lyrical and deft. The convincing way he describes characters by certain habits or flaws is also brilliant. And the way time shapes & binds the characters-- undeniably great writing. How he ends chapters is a poetic wonder.
But I'm not sure how much interest readers unlike the cast (moneyed, fond of long meals & affairs) will respond. And am I being oversensitive to say that the few non-white characters play into 'the exotic other'?"
"I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars. I loved Nedra and Viri. Especially Nedra. They were real people. Oh why can't there ever be great literary sequels? And I've almost read through Salter. What will I read next?"
"An important book in American literary and cultural history, and also a fine read. Yet the book is also disheartening when it looks at where our meaningful relationships with others should be found."
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