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Larry's Party  - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Larry's Party - 1st Edition/1st Printing

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Larry's Party - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Shields, Carol

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Fine in Fine dust jacket
ISBN 10
0670873926
ISBN 13
9780670873920
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New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670873926 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Carol Shields directly on the title page; Larry's Party is a story about a boy who throws a birthday party for himself. He invites all his friends and family and has a great time.; 8vo; Signed by Author .

Synopsis

The San Diego Tribune called The Stone Diaries a "universal study of what makes women tick." With Larry's Party Carol Shields has done the same for men. Larry Weller, born in 1950, is an ordinary guy made extraordinary by his creator's perception, irony, and tenderness. Larry's Party gives us, as it were, a CAT scan of his life, in episodes between 1977 and 1997, that seamlessly flash backward and forward. We follow this young floral designer through two marriages and divorces, and his interactions with his parents, friends, and a son. Throughout, we witness his deepening passion for garden mazes--so like life, with their teasing treachery and promise of reward. Among all the paradoxes and accidents of his existence, Larry moves through the spontaneity of the seventies, the blind enchantment of the eighties, and the lean, mean nineties, completing at last his quiet, stubborn search for self. Larry's odyssey mirrors the male condition at the end of our century with targeted wit, unerring poignancy, and faultless wisdom.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Larry's Party - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author
Shields, Carol
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10
0670873926
ISBN 13
9780670873920
Publisher
Viking
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1997
Keywords
Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Strang

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