1996, ISBN: 9780439165709

Hardcover

New York: Picador USA, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover, Ex-. Near Fine/Near Fine. The winner of a Whiting Foundation Award, short-story writer Peery (Alligat or Dance) sets her first nov… More...

New York: Picador USA, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover, Ex-. Near Fine/Near Fine. The winner of a Whiting Foundation Award, short-story writer Peery (Alligat or Dance) sets her first novel in the border country between Texas and Mexi co, from 1944 to the present, and recounts the intertwining tales of Luisa Cantu and Edwina "Eddie" Hatch over a 50-year span. Having fled her Mexican hometown burdened by pregnancy from an ancient fertility ritual, Luisa fin ds employment as maid-of-all-work for petulant, wealthy Eddie Hatch, a tran splanted Southern lady easily irritated by "lazy" Mexican help and her skit tish, sexually uninterested husband. She and Luisa enter into an oddly inti mate, if outwardly crusty relationship over the decades, during which Eddie gives birth to her only child, Raleigh (the result of a dalliance with a c itrus grower) and Luisa raises her children, Gustavo and Antonia. Inevitabl y, Antonia and Raleigh fall in love and conceive a baby. In a typical preem ptive attempt to resolve matters, self-righteous Eddie takes Antonia over t he border into Mexico for an illicit abortion that never comes to pass but serves to poison Antonia's sentiments towards "Madama" Eddie forever. The s tory then barrels toward closure, in which Luisa and Antonia must learn to forgive Eddie's hurts and Eddie must acknowledge Luisa's importance in her old age. Peery spins an involving narrative, maintaining suspense about the central characters' relationships. At times, however, one wishes she had t urned her observant eye more to the characters' inward reflections than on atmosphere; her powers of rich description invite readers to hope for the s ame level of intense contemplation applied to the characters' inner lives., Picador USA, 1996, 4, Scholastic, 1991. Trade paperback. Good. 7x5x0. Label front cover. Nothing's surprising in the North household, not even Sterling's new pet raccoon. Rascal is only a baby when Sterling brings him home, but soon the two are best friends, doing everything together--until the spring day when everything suddenly changes. Rascal is a heartwarming boyhood memoir that continues to find its way into the hearts of readers fifty years later. The story is also a personal chronicle of the era of change between the (nearly) untouched forest wilderness and agriculture; between the days of the pioneers and the rise of towns; and between horse-drawn transportation and automobiles, among other transitions. The author recounts through the eyes of himself as a boy his observations during expeditions in and around his home town, contrasted with his father's reminiscences of the time "when Wisconsin was still half wilderness when panthers sometimes looked in through the windows, and the whippoorwills called all night long", provide a glimpse of the past. Thomas Sterling North (1906 - 1974) was an American author of books for children and adults, including Rascal, a best-seller in 1963. North was a newspaperman, editor, conservationist and naturalist. After the success of Rascal, Mr. North wrote in 1966 Raccoons Are the Brightest People, dealing with raccoon life around his New Jersey farm., Scholastic, 1991, 2.5<

1997, ISBN: 9780439165709

London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1997. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 408 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. NOTE: Light, minor… More...

London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1997. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 408 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. NOTE: Light, minor ding to top right front corner. Text is Free of Markings, Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1997, 4, Scholastic, 1991. Trade paperback. Good. 7x5x0. Label front cover. Nothing's surprising in the North household, not even Sterling's new pet raccoon. Rascal is only a baby when Sterling brings him home, but soon the two are best friends, doing everything together--until the spring day when everything suddenly changes. Rascal is a heartwarming boyhood memoir that continues to find its way into the hearts of readers fifty years later. The story is also a personal chronicle of the era of change between the (nearly) untouched forest wilderness and agriculture; between the days of the pioneers and the rise of towns; and between horse-drawn transportation and automobiles, among other transitions. The author recounts through the eyes of himself as a boy his observations during expeditions in and around his home town, contrasted with his father's reminiscences of the time "when Wisconsin was still half wilderness when panthers sometimes looked in through the windows, and the whippoorwills called all night long", provide a glimpse of the past. Thomas Sterling North (1906 - 1974) was an American author of books for children and adults, including Rascal, a best-seller in 1963. North was a newspaperman, editor, conservationist and naturalist. After the success of Rascal, Mr. North wrote in 1966 Raccoons Are the Brightest People, dealing with raccoon life around his New Jersey farm., Scholastic, 1991, 2.5<

1991, ISBN: 0439165709

[EAN: 9780439165709], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Scholastic], Trade Paperback. Very Good +, Books

1991, ISBN: 9780439165709

Scholastic Inc. 1991, 1991-01-01. Paperback. Good. 7x5x0., Scholastic Inc. 1991, 1991-01-01, 2.5