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by: Roxana Robinson
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780747531609
ISBN: 0747531609
Label: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication Date: July 03, 1997
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Sales Rank: 1773015
Studio: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Product Description:
Called 'John Cheever's heir apparent' by the New York Times Book Review, Roxana Robinson, the author of A Glimpe of Scarlet, chronicles the carefully hidden realities of WASP family life in this stunning new collection set in Manhattan, Connecticut, Long Island, and Maine, and peopled with men and women whose lives are in various stages of repair or disarray.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Master of the Short Story
These stories are about what the title suggests -- love. So if you have love on your mind, read them! Many of the stories in this collection are seamless and technically flawless. My favorites in this collection are "Slipping Away," a hilarious story about a woman who is cheating on her husband; "The Nightmare," about a step-mother's visition of herself through the eyes of her step-daughter; and "The Nile in Flood," about a woman who has married a man for material comfort only to learn that "this ... Read More
Rating: - Master of the Short Story
These stories are about what the title suggests -- love. So if you have love on your mind, read them! Many of the stories in this collection are flawless. My favorites are "Slipping Away," a hilarious story about a woman who is cheating on her husband; "The Nightmare," about a step-mother's vision of herself through the eyes of her step-daughter; and "The Nile in Flood," about a woman who has married a man for material comfort only to learn that "this courtly man, her husband, would never touch ... Read More
Rating:  - Not A Bad Little Collection...
These are rather nice little stories about the upper crust and their troubles. Some stories are more like character sketches. The people are either middle aged, or are the children of same, and they are all rich, but the reader's nose is never rubbed in this fact. They are the "old, discreet rich" rather than the brash, gaudy "new rich". These stories are well written but on the bland side, not what you'd call passionate or engrossing, but gentle and introspective. Romantic dilemmas and stepchildren ... Read More
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