New York, New York, U.S.A: Alfred A Knopf, Inc., 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink. The summer Berie was fifteen, she and her best friend Sils had jobs at Storyland in upstate New York, where Berie sold tickets to see the beautiful Sils portray Cinderella in a strapless evening gown. They spent their breaks smoking, joking, and gossiping. After work they followed their own reckless rules, teasing the fun out of small town life, sleeping in the family station wagon, and drinking borrowed liquor from old mayonnaise jars. But no matter how wild, they always managed to escape any real danger until the adoring Berie sees that Sils really does need her help and then everything changes. Fourth book (and second novel) by the author of ANAGRAMS, BIRDS OF AMERICA, LIKE LIFE, A GATE AT THE STAIRS, and BARK. Fine, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.[Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] L117/L140

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Lorrie Moore is the author of the story collections Birds of America , Self-Help , and Like Life and the novels Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? and Anagrams . Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories , and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards . She is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

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Bookseller: Joe Staats, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 019832
Title: WHO WILL RUN THE FROG HOSPITAL?
Author: Moore, Lorrie
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN 10: 0679434828
ISBN 13: 9780679434825
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.S.A
Date Published: 1994
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Product_type: 2

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