| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
195 pages ; 22 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Study Program |
UG RL 7.8 7.0 183699 |
| Note |
"First published in Ireland by Stinging Fly Press, 2015" -- colophon |
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"Earlier versions of some of these stories appeared in The Penny Dreadful, The White Review, 3:AM Magazine, and The Stinging Fly" -- colophon |
| Contents |
Voyage in the dark -- Morning, noon & night -- First thing -- The big day -- Wishful thinking -- A little before seven -- To a God unknown -- Two weeks since -- Stir-fry -- Finishing touch -- Control knobs -- Postcard -- The deepest sea -- Oh, tomato puree! -- Morning, 1908 -- The gloves are off -- Over & done with -- Words escape me -- Lady of the house -- Old ground. |
| Indexed In: |
Junior Library Guild |
| Summary |
Explore the interior reality of an unnamed young woman living a mostly solitary existence on the outskirts of a small coastal village. |
| Audience |
Ages 16 & up. |
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Grades 11 & up. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG) |
| Subject |
Short stories.
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Solitude -- Juvenile fiction.
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Young women -- Juvenile fiction.
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Short stories.
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Solitude -- Fiction.
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Young women -- Fiction.
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Short stories.
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Solitude -- Fiction.
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Young women -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780399575891 (hardcover) |
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