Larry's Party
by Shields, Carol
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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Toronto: Random House Canada, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 339 pp. Personalized inscription by Carol Shields on the title page. Black boards lettered in silver on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's inscription, no interior markings. Larry Weller was… Read more about this item Item Price
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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 Very Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author and Pulitzer Prize Winner Carol Shields directly on the title page; Larry's Party is a unique children's book that tells the story of Larry,… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Fourth Estate. Good. 158 x 241mm. Hardback. 1997. 358 pages. Text edge tanned. Name on ffep.<br>ix, 339 pages : 22 cm From the author of The stone diaries, spanning a period of tw enty years in the life of the protagonist, a look at how a mans r ole has changed and how masculinity is defined in… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Viking, 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. Signed by author. First U.S. edition. Signed by author without inscription on title page. 1997 Hard Cover. ix, 339 pp. 8vo. A novel by the popular Canadian author who won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Stone Diaries. "A detailed look at the ordinary life… Read more about this item Item Price
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