| Edition |
First Edition. |
| Description |
244 pages ; 22 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Summary |
"Acerbic and ruefully funny, [this book] weaves tales of young women-- deeply flawed and intensely real-- who struggle to get out of their own way. They love to drink and have sex; they make bad decisions with men who either love them too much or too little; and they haunt a Southern terrain of gas stations, public pools, and dive bars. Though each character shoulders the weight of her own baggage-- whether it's a string of horrible exes, a boyfriend with an annoying child, or an inability to be genuinely happy for a best friend-- they are united in their unrelenting suspicion that they deserve better. These women seek understanding in the most unlikely places: a dilapidated foster home where love is a liability in "Big Bad Love," a trailer park littered with a string of bad decisions in "Uphill," and the unfamiliar corners of a dream home purchased with the winnings of a bitter divorce settlement in "Charts." Taking a microscope to delicate patterns of love and intimacy, Miller evokes the reticent love among the misunderstood, the gritty comfort in bad habits that can't be broken, and the beat-by-beat minutiae of fated relationships."--Amazon.com |
| Contents |
Instructions -- The house on Main Street -- Proper order -- At one time this was the longest covered walkway in the world -- Big bad love -- Uphill -- Dirty -- He says I am a little oven -- Where all of the beautiful people go -- Love apples -- Hamilton pool -- Always happy hour -- Little bear -- First class -- Charts -- The 37. |
| Subject |
Young women -- Fiction.
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Short stories, American.
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| Genre |
Short stories.
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| Added Title |
Short stories. Selections
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| ISBN |
9781631492181 (hardcover) : $24.95 |
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1631492187 (hardcover) |
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