The Orange Fish
by Shields, Carol
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394221001
- ISBN 13
- 9780394221007
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
In each of these twelve tales Carol Shields exhibits her extraordinary ability to find meaning and mystery in the chaos of ordinary life. In the title story, an unhappily married couple find their print of an orange fish brings them newfound harmony as they join other owner of the print who gather to extol the miraculous powers of fishness.” Chemistry” describes a group of young musicians drawn briefly into an impenetrable circle of love. And in Hazel,” a middle-aged woman finally comes into her own as a sales rep for a line of kitchen products. The Orange Fish is a collection full of wit and compassion, a series of stories to be read and reread and savored.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2197970
- Title
- The Orange Fish
- Author
- Shields, Carol
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394221001
- ISBN 13
- 9780394221007
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 8x5x0
- Keywords
- CANADIAN LITERATURE CANADA SHORT STORIES CAROL SHIELDS PULITZER PRIZE WINNER ORANGE FISH SIGNED FIRST EDITION
- X weight
- 15 oz
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