New York: Random House. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0375502238 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in a Near Fine dust-jacket that has some creasing around the trim; Anna Quindlen's newest book of essays, Blessings, is a collection of personal reflections on the highs and lows of life. From the joys of new love and the pain of bereavement, to the trials of aging and the triumphs of recovery, Quindlen captures the full range of human experience in these poignant, often humorous essays.; 8vo; 226 pages; MR .

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This powerful new novel by the bestselling author of Black and Blue, One True Thing, Object Lessons, and A Short Guide to a Happy Life begins when a teenage couple drives up, late at night, headlights out, to Blessings, the estate owned by Lydia Blessing. They leave a box and drive away, and in this instant, the world of Blessings is changed forever. Richly written, deeply moving, beautifully crafted, Blessings tells the story of Skip Cuddy, caretaker of the estate, who finds a baby asleep in that box and decides he wants to keep her, and of matriarch Lydia Blessing, who, for her own reasons, decides to help him. The secrets of the past, how they affect the decisions and lives of people in the present; what makes a person, a life, legitimate or illegitimate, and who decides; the unique resources people find in themselves and in a community--these are at the center of this wonderful novel of love, redemption, and personal change by the writer about whom The Washington Post Book World said, "Quindlen knows that all the things we ever will be can be found in some forgotten fragment of family."From the Hardcover edition.

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 53950
Title: Blessings - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: Quindlen, Anna
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10: 0375502238
ISBN 13: 9780375502231
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2002

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