| The Curse of the Appropriate Man Contributor(s): Freed, Lynn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156029944 ISBN-13: 9780156029940 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: This collection of 14 short stories deals with the struggles between mothers and their wayward daughters, the often preposterous bonds that tie men and women together, and the complex games masters and servants play with one another. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004005914 |
| Series: Harvest Original |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.42" W x 8.06" (0.50 lbs) 188 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These fourteen short stories, written over the past ten years but never before collected, deal with the struggles between mothers and their wayward daughters, the often preposterous bonds that tie men and women together, and the complex games masters and servants play with one another. In spare, elegant prose, Freed delivers surprise after surprise as she shakes the truth from life. Whether it's her portrayal of a mother mired in senile dementia in Ma, a young girl experiencing her first sexual encounter with an itinerant knife-sharpener in Under the House, or a young woman incapable of loving conventionally in An Error of Desire, Freed portrays the absurdity, the delusions, the dramas, and the dignity of her characters' lives. These masterful stories reinforce her reputation as one of our most fearless and sophisticated explorers of sexual and filial love. |
Contributor Bio(s): Freed, Lynn: - LYNN FREED was awarded the inaugural Katherine Anne Porter Award for fiction by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She is the author of six novels, a short story collection, and a collection of essays. |