The Safety Of Objects
by Homes, A M
The breakthrough story collection that established A. M. Homes as one of the most daring writers of her generation Originally published in 1990 to wide critical acclaim, this extraordinary first collection of stories by A. M. Homes confronts the real and the surreal on even terms to create a disturbing and sometimes hilarious vision of the American dream. Included here are "Adults Alone," in which a couple drops their kids off at Grandma's and gives themselves over to ten days of Nintendo, porn videos, and crack; "A Real Doll," in which a girl's blond Barbie doll seduces her teenaged brother; and "Looking for Johnny," in which a kidnapped boy, having failed to meet his abductor's expectations, is returned home. These stories, by turns satirical, perverse, unsettling, and utterly believable, expose the dangers of ordinary life even as their characters stay hidden behind the disguises they have so carefully created.
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London:: The Viking Press,, (1991.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First UK printing. SIGNED on the title page. Author's second book and first collection of short stories - The first story, "Adults Alone" about two parents who have packed their children off to their grandmother in Florida and quickly progress from aimlessness to… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Penguin/Viking, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by A.M. Homes under her name on the title page. First UK edition. Blue cloth with titles in silver, octavo. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a mylar protector. 173 pages, short stories.
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