Things you should know
a collection of stories
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2002 - HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
53,250 words, Guess
Page Count
213 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivethingsyoushouldk00home
- Internet Archivethingsyoushouldk0000home
- Internet Archivethingsyoushouldk0000home_o2c2
- ISBN-100688167128
- ISBN-139780688167127
and 7 more
- LibraryThing128340
- Goodreads525226
- Library of Congress Control Number2002023286
- OCLC Control Number49355667
- Better World BooksW7-CQG-372
- Better World Books9780688167127
- Open LibraryOL3560058M
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3558.O448 T48 2002
- LCCPS3558.O448T48 2002
Description
In this stunningly original collection, A. M. Homes writes with terrifying compassion about the things that matter most. Homes's distinctive narrative illuminates our dreams and desires, our memories and losses, and demonstrates how extraordinary the ordinary can be. With uncanny emotional accuracy, wit, and empathy, Homes takes us places we recognize but would rather not go alone.
Description
"In "Chinese Lesson," we meet Geordie, a man watching over his wandering, senile mother-in-law by means of an electronic chip implanted in the back of her neck. In "Remedy," an advertising executive bolts from the city one afternoon for the imagined comfort of her childhood home and finds that her parents have allowed Ray, an eccentric wellness guru, to move in. Sexy and inspiring, "Georgica" offers a meditative narrative about one woman's unconventional strategy for getting pregnant. "The Former First Lady and the Football Hero" is the deeply moving, darkly comic story of a former First Lady's courage in dealing with the President as his mind slowly evaporates."--BOOK JACKET.
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Genres
- Fiction
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