New York: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 1565121368 . A stunning first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by author Jill McCorkle directly on the title page; This is the story of a young girl, Carolina Moon, who is sent away from her home and family to live with her aunt and uncle in a small town in North Carolina. Carolina is homesick and misses the beauty of her home in the mountains. She is also worried about her little brother, who is with her father. Carolina falls in love with the town and the people she meets there. She is happy to be able to help her aunt and uncle with their farm, and she makes new friends. But Carolina is never quite sure whether she is really welcome in the town, and she is always worried that something might happen to her little brother. Despite these uncertainties, Carolina is able to find some happiness in the small town and in her relationships with the people there.; 8vo; 260 pages; Signed by Author .

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Jill McCorkle was born and raised in the small town of Lumberton, North Carolina. While growing up she frequented Holden Beach on the North Carolina coast, a location that inspired the locale in her latest novel, Carolina Moon . Carolina Moon is McCorkle's fifth novel and sixth book since the simultaneous publication of her first two novels, July 7th and The Cheer Leader , when she was just twenty-six. McCorkle's books have been translated into several languages and have earned acclaim and a loyal following. Her collection of short stories, Crash Diet , won the 1993 New England Booksellers Award. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals and magazines including The Atlantic Monthly, The Ladies Home Journal, Agni, Cosmopolitan, The Southern Review, Allure, and Gettysburg Review. McCorkle has reviewed books for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Miami Herald, and The Atlanta Journal. Ms. McCorkle graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned her M.A. at Hollins College. She has taught creative writing at Tufts University and UNC-Chapel Hill, and she currently teaches at Bennington College and Harvard University. McCorkle lives in the Boston area with her husband and two young children and writes whenever she has the chance.

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 31516
Title: Carolina Moon - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: McCorkle, Jill
Format/Binding: 1/4 Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1565121368
ISBN 13: 9781565121362
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1996
Keywords: Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Literature

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