New York.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill., 1988. 2nd printing.. Hard cover. Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Clean text pages.. 1 Off-white cloth over boards. Black spine titles. 19 cm. Audience: General/trade. Descendants of Norwegian pioneers of the American Midwest, the Reiner family have a scarred history over three generations. This story is seen through the eyes of a young boy of the third generation. Set on a half-abandoned farm in Minnesota, young Malcolm grows up listening. Violence and actions suddenly burst into the kitchen follow and seed a crippling memory. For Eric Larsen, this was his first novel. He has become one of America's most effective and best-selling novelists and literary historians.

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Seller: Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: Alibris.F6550010898
Title: An American Memory, A Novel
Author: Larsen, Eric
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: Used - Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Clean text pages.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 2nd printing.
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0912697687
ISBN 13: 9780912697680
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Place of Publication: New York.
Date Published: 1988
Keywords: Descendants of Norwegian pioneers, American Midwest|Set on a half-abandoned farm, Minnesota|Author's 1st novel|Violence seeds crippling memory
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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