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The Whore's Child : Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)
The Whore's Child Stories - Vintage Contemporaries
Author: Richard Russo
To this irresistible debut collection of short stories, Richard Russo brings the same bittersweet wit, deep knowledge of human nature, and spellbinding narrative gifts that distinguish his best-selling novels. His themes are the imperfect bargains of marriage; the discoveries and disillusionments of childhood;the unwinnable battles men and women...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780375726019
ISBN-10: 0375726012
Publication Date: 7/8/2003
Pages: 240
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  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 47 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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A solid collection with many of the stories from either a child's point of view about grown-up behavior or an older man's looking back on relationships as he explores the past with a planned or chance encounter in the present.
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Great stories by a great author. I am definitely warming to short stories when I read ones like those in this book.
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This was one of the better books I hve read by Richard Russo - even though they are short stories, each one was beautifull executed and quite amazing.


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