Back When We Were Grownups - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Tyler, Anne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0375412530
- ISBN 13
- 9780375412530
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0375412530 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition with small bump to tail. In Fine dust-jacket; Anne Tyler's Back When We Were Grownups is a heartwarming story of friendship and growing up. The book follows the friendship of two girls, Astrid and Margot, as they go through the ups and downs of adolescence. Astrid and Margot share everything from their crushes to their biggest fears, and the bond they form is unbreakable. Through their shared experiences, Astrid and Margot learn about themselves and the world around them, and they become better people for it. Back When We Were Grownups is a beautifully written story that will leave readers feeling nostalgic and happy.; 8vo .
Synopsis
Back When We Were Grownups is a 2001 novel written by Anne Tyler in memory of her husband, who died in 1997. Tyler's 15th novel, set in Baltimore, Maryland like most of her work, opens with the sentence, "Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered she had turned into the wrong person. " The woman in question is Rebecca Davitch, a 53-year-old widow, mother, grandmother, and proprietor of a party and catering business run from her home called Open Arms.
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18148
- Title
- Back When We Were Grownups - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Tyler, Anne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0375412530
- ISBN 13
- 9780375412530
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Strang
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