Book summaryMost of these stories, written by a Texan who died in 1967 at the age of 48, are set in the south of her native state. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. Media reviews"Dubiously substantial enough for an entire volume, though two or three well worthy entrants help carry the rest along." |
I CANNOT TELL A LIE, EXACTLY And Other Storiesby Gavell, Mary LaddFirst edition
Book desription: New York: Random House, 2001. First edition Near Fine in Wraps An uncorrected proof copy in illustrated wrappers of this first and final collection of stories. Gavell died at 48 having published nothing during her lifetime. John Updike selected her posthumously published short story "The Rotifer" for his The Best American Short Stories of the Century. With an intro. by Kaye Gibbons. Some inevitable rubbing to the black covers, but an unused copy.
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