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Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When a girl falls into a mysterious, impenetrable sleep, the borders between her provincial French village and the peculiar, beguiling realm of her dreams begin to disappear: A fat woman sprouts delicate wings and takes flight; a failed photographer stumbles into the role of pornographer; a beautiful young wife grows to resemble her husband's viol. Madeleine, the dreamer, travels in their midst, trying to make sense of her own metamorphosis. She leaves...
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Ms. Hempel Chronicles is a "deeply affecting" (Los Angeles Times) novel of a devoted young teacher finding her way
Ms. Beatrice Hempel, teacher of seventh grade, is new-new to teaching, new to the school, newly engaged, and newly bereft of her idiosyncratic father. Grappling awkwardly with her newness, she struggles to figure out what is expected of her in life and at work. Is it acceptable to introduce swear words into the English curriculum, enlist...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A new collection from an acclaimed author weaves together the real and unreal, fairy tale, sci-fi, and myth"--
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