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Elisabeth Harvor
ISBN: 9780140103830
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Edition: Open market ed
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Six short stories and a novella reveal the struggles of both adults and children to reach maturity as they attempt to balance the desire for freedom with the need for safety and security.
THESE SIX STORIES AND NOVELLA INTRODUCE THE READER TO AN IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZABLE WORLD - A WORLD OF UNREMARKABLE PEOPLE AND THEIR STRUGGLE FOR COMFORT AND HAPPINESS. SHINING MOMENTS OF INSIGHT POINT US T THE COMEDY AT THE HEART OF SORROW AND INCREASE OUR KNOWLEDGE OF VERY REAL PEOPLE: AN ADOLESCENT TORN BETWEEN WORRY FOR HIS MOTHER'S OBVIOUSLY FAILING HEALTH AND HIS INCREASING NEED FOR INDEPENDENCE; A YOUNG WOMAN WHO INTRODUCES HER NEW LOVER TO HER FAMILY AND FINDS HERSELF ENGAGED WITH HER OWN MOTHER IN A COMPETITION FOR THE LOVER'S AFFECTIONS; AN ENDEARING HEALTH FREAK FRANTICALLY TRYING JUST ONE MORE CURE.
| ISBN | 014010383X | | Weight (grammes) | 228 | | ISBN13 | 9780140103830
(What's this?) | | Published in | London | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Series title | Penguin Short Fiction | | Imprint | Penguin Books Ltd | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Publication date | 30 Jun 1988 | | Academic level | General | | Pages | 256 | |
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