The Finishing School.
by GODWIN, Gail
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Gail Godwin has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and the 1981 Award in Literature from the National Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Three of her critically acclaimed novels, The Odd Woman, Violet Clay, and A Mother and Two Daughters, were nominated for the National Book Award. Her other highly praised books include Evensong, The Good Husband, A Southern Family, The Perfectionists, and Father Melancholy's Daughter.
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- Bookseller
- Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96817
- Title
- The Finishing School.
- Author
- GODWIN, Gail
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Publisher
- Franklin Library,
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center:
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- SIGNED
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