WHEN I AM AN OLD WOMAN I SHALL WEAR PURPLE : An Anthology of Short Stories and Poetry
by Martz, Sandra
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/None as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0918949025
- ISBN 13
- 9780918949028
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
Watsonville, CA: Papier-Mache Press, 1987. Stated First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW w/small soil spot to page 23. Softcover/NF w/trace edge & surface wear. COVER ART: "Laughing Rose", fabric & thread portrait by Deidre Scherer. A rich portrait of aging women painted through a well selected anthology of short stories and poems. Book's title from opening lines of Warning by Jenny Joseph: "When I am an old woman I shall wear purple/ With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me/ And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves/ And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter ..." The first two lines have been adopted by The Red Hat Society (RHS) founded in 1998; members meet for tea dressed in purple and red headgear, initially for women over 50 is now open to all ages.
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- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014685
- Title
- WHEN I AM AN OLD WOMAN I SHALL WEAR PURPLE : An Anthology of Short Stories and Poetry
- Author
- Martz, Sandra
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0918949025
- ISBN 13
- 9780918949028
- Publisher
- Papier-Mache Press
- Place of Publication
- Watsonville, CA
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Anthology/Short Stories/Prose/Verse/Poems/Feminism/Women/Aging
- Bookseller catalogs
- Feminism/Women Studies;
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