| Anna in Chains Contributor(s): Gerber, Merrill (Author) |
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ISBN: 081560484X ISBN-13: 9780815604846 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: In this group of connected stories, Anna Goldman -- widowed, nearly eighty years old and living alone in the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles -- struggles to maintain her independence, keep her feisty spirit, and stave off elderly suitors. This volume comprises selections from Merrill Joan Gerber's Chattering Man, plus three new, previously unpublished pieces. We follow Anna as she moves from apartment to retirement home and finally, to nursing home. Anna's unsentimental view of life is rich in irony, humor, common sense, and truth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Jewish - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97029662 |
| Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.3" W x 9.33" (1.09 lbs) 148 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A group of connected stories about Anna Goldman, a widowed 80-year-old woman living alone in the Fairfax neighbourhood in Los Angeles and her struggle to maintain her independence, keep her feisty spirit and ward of elderly suitors. |