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Kinsey and Me [#30 of 300 signed]. A Collection of Short Stories

Kinsey and Me [#30 of 300 signed]. A Collection of Short Stories

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Kinsey and Me [#30 of 300 signed]. A Collection of Short Stories

by Grafton, Sue

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Santa Barbara: Bench Press, 1991. First Edition. Fine. A fine copy in a fine slipcase; issued without dust jacket. Number 30 of 300 copies signed and numbered by the author. There are 2 introductions by the author: the first for the 8 Kinsey Millhone stories collected here for the first time; the second for the 8 "me" stories featuring "Kit Blue" all but one unpublished. As issued, in publisher's slipcase.

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In 1982, Sue Grafton introduced us to Kinsey Millhone. Thirty years later, Kinsey is an established international icon and Sue, a number-one bestselling author. To mark this anniversary year, Sue has given us stories that reveal Kinsey’s origins and Sue’s past. “I've come to believe that Grafton is not only the most talented woman writing crime fiction today but also that, regardless of gender, her Millhone books are among the five or six best series any American has ever written.”—Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post Kinsey and Me has two parts: The nine Kinsey stories (1986-93), each a gem of detection; and the And Me stories, written in the decade after Grafton's mother died. Together, they show just how much of Kinsey is a distillation of her creator’s past even as they reveal a child who, free of parental interventions, read everything and roamed everywhere. But the dark side of such freedom was that very parental distance. The same unique voice and witty insights readers fell in love with in A Is for Alibi permeate the Kinsey stories. Those in the And Me section trace a remarkable voyage, from anger to understanding, from pain to forgiveness. They take us into a troubled family, dysfunctional as most families are, each in their own way, but Grafton’s telling is sensitive, delicate, and ultimately, loving. Enriching the way we see Kinsey and know Sue, these stories are deeply affecting.

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Bookseller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Kinsey and Me [#30 of 300 signed]. A Collection of Short Stories
Author
Grafton, Sue
Book Condition
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Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Bench Press
Place of Publication
Santa Barbara
Date Published
1991

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