London:: The Viking Press,, (1991.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First UK printing. SIGNED on the title page. Author's second book and first collection of short stories - The first story, "Adults Alone" about two parents who have packed their children off to their grandmother in Florida and quickly progress from aimlessness to disorganization, from smoking a few joints to crack. Highly recommended. Dustjacket praise from Ruth Rendall, Thomas Keneally, David Foster Wallace and others.

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The breakthrough story collection that established A. M. Homes as one of the most daring writers of her generation Originally published in 1990 to wide critical acclaim, this extraordinary first collection of stories by A. M. Homes confronts the real and the surreal on even terms to create a disturbing and sometimes hilarious vision of the American dream. Included here are "Adults Alone," in which a couple drops their kids off at Grandma's and gives themselves over to ten days of Nintendo, porn videos, and crack; "A Real Doll," in which a girl's blond Barbie doll seduces her teenaged brother; and "Looking for Johnny," in which a kidnapped boy, having failed to meet his abductor's expectations, is returned home. These stories, by turns satirical, perverse, unsettling, and utterly believable, expose the dangers of ordinary life even as their characters stay hidden behind the disguises they have so carefully created.

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Bookseller: Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 37381
Title: THE SAFETY OF OBJECTS.
Author: Homes, A. M
Format/Binding: SIGNED hardcover first edition -
Book Condition: Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
Jacket Condition: fine
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0670836532
ISBN 13: 9780670836536
Publisher: The Viking Press,
Place of Publication: London:
Date Published: (1991.)
Bookseller catalogs: Women Authors;

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