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True to Form.
by Elizabeth Berg
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 074341134X
- ISBN 13
- 9780743411349
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York Simon & Schuster: Atria Books, 2002. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Book shows very slight spine lean; otherwise 'as new'. Binding secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows barely discernible wrinkles at head and heel of backstrip; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 214pp. Hardback with DJ. In True to Form, we are delightfully reunited with little Katie Nash, the main character from two of Berg's other outstanding novels, Durable Goods & Joy School. Berg does not disappoint as she brings us back into Katie's life, reminding us of what it's like to be a kid again, and the thoughts and feelings that accompany the coming of age process. Through Katie, Berg shows us not only how much insight she has, but also how truly talented her gift is. Her writing is simple, yet powerful and moving. Her words will take you back to the days when life consisted of school, friends, and parents.In True to Form, Katie Nash is a 13 year-old girl, trying to figure out who she really is and what she stands for. Dealing with the death of her mother several years prior, Katie has been raised by a very stern father, who has a difficult time showing emotion. Fortunately, he is now married to Ginger, who is a mother figure &friend to Katie. When Katie's dad announces that she has two jobs for the summer, babysitting the Wexler kids and helping to care for elderly Mrs.Randolph, Katie is less than thrilled. Little does she know how meaningful these experiences will prove to be. Thrown into the mix, Katie discovers what it is that makes a true friend, and the price of popularity. In one of Berg's most powerful passages, Katie is describing her drawer, where she keeps things that are special to her. "...I have red lipstick that was my mother's, with the mark of her mouth on it. I have a rhinestone button I found outside, feathers from birds, pennies that mean good luck. I have a box of crayons that I never intend to use, I just like to look at them all perfect and read the names of the colors out loud, and I like to smell them deep, like I smell the test papers that have just come off the mimeograph machine. I have some torn-out hairdos that I would like to get, if my hair will ever grow really long instead of acting paralyzed. Sometimes I think, What if I died and someone looked into my drawer? I wonder what they would understand about me. Probably not so much-for one thing they would get the crayons wrong. I think, actually, that none of us understands anyone else very well, because we're all too shy to show what matters most. If you ask me, it's a major design flaw. We ought to be able to say, Here, look what I am."-So open up True to Form & learn who Katie Nash is. You might even discover a little bit more about yourself. I know I did. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
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- Bookseller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43288
- Title
- True to Form.
- Author
- Elizabeth Berg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Ed; First Printing indicated.
- ISBN 10
- 074341134X
- ISBN 13
- 9780743411349
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster: Atria Books,
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Fiction; English Literature; Contemporary Fiction; American Popular Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions; Women's Fiction;
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