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The Orange Fish
by Shields, Carol
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670833274
- ISBN 13
- 9780670833276
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, 1990. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very good/near fine. Hardcover. Bumping to spine ends, bump to top rear board edge, still a very good copy with clean text and tight binding in a near fine dust jacket which is now protected in an archival cover.
Synopsis
In each of these twelve tales Carol Shields exhibits her extraordinary ability to find meaning and mystery in the chaos of ordinary life. In the title story, an unhappily married couple find their print of an orange fish brings them newfound harmony as they join other owner of the print who gather to extol the miraculous powers of “fishness.” “Chemistry” describes a group of young musicians drawn briefly into an impenetrable circle of love. And in “Hazel,” a middle-aged woman finally comes into her own as a sales rep for a line of kitchen products. The Orange Fish is a collection full of wit and compassion, a series of stories to be read and reread and savored.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books Again, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3947
- Title
- The Orange Fish
- Author
- Shields, Carol
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670833274
- ISBN 13
- 9780670833276
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Books Again, Inc.
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Atlanta, Georgia
About Books Again, Inc.
We are an open book store with 30,000, mostly hardcover books in stock. Our hours are 10-6 EST and we are located in downtown Decatur, Georgia which is 6 miles east of Atlanta.
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