Back When We Were Grownups
by Tyler, Anne
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 0375412530
- ISBN 13
- 9780375412530
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Back When We Were Grownups is a 2001 novel written by Anne Tyler in memory of her husband, who died in 1997. Tyler's 15th novel, set in Baltimore, Maryland like most of her work, opens with the sentence, "Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered she had turned into the wrong person. " The woman in question is Rebecca Davitch, a 53-year-old widow, mother, grandmother, and proprietor of a party and catering business run from her home called Open Arms.
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- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002233
- Title
- Back When We Were Grownups
- Author
- Tyler, Anne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0375412530
- ISBN 13
- 9780375412530
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- American Literature, Fiction, Women's Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Fiction; American Literature; Women's Literature;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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