Atlanta, Ga.: Peachtree Publishers. Very Good in Very Good jacket Very Good in Very Good jacket 24 cm. Condition very good in black boards with lavender cloth spine, DJ very good with bend inside front flap, previous owner's name on inside flap, clean tight 1st edition. From Library Journal: Most of these stories focus on the Byzantine social politics within small Georgia towns; they typically display an earthy vernacular, gossipy digressions, and down-home wisdom. In the richly comic title story a young widow negotiates with the local Baptist minister about the proper tithe on the proceeds from her late husband's double-indemnity insurance policy. In "Fulfillment, " the failure of an aging spinster to recognize an obscene phone call inadvertently arouses in a young handicapped girl the determination to avoid a wasted life. The first-person narration creates much dramatic irony, and as in the stories of Ring Lardner, this irony may carry a grim undertone. Albert E. Wilhelm, Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1987.

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Bookseller: Jen's Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003680
Title: The Widow's Mite and Other Stories
Author: Sams, Ferrol
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0934601267
ISBN 13: 9780934601269
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Place of Publication: Atlanta, Ga.
Date Published: 1987
Keywords: Georgia--Social life and customs--Fiction, City and town life--Fiction Fiction

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Most are shipped the same day, all books will be shipped within 3 days of payment. Returns.1. Incorrect Book/Not As Described/Damaged: You are eligible for a full refund of the purchase price, including shipping costs, if your return is a result of an error on my part. To receive a refund, you must return your item directly to Jen's Books within 30 days of the estimated delivery date and in the same condition you received it in. 2. Book Did Not Arrive. You are eligible for a full refund of the purchase price, including shipping costs, if your book does not arrive between the estimated delivery date + 15 days and the estimated delivery date + 30 days. (For example if your estimated delivery date was November 1st, you would be eligible for a refund if the book still had not arrived by November 16th. You could initiate the return until December 1st.) 3. Changed Your Mind If you have changed your mind about a book that you have ordered, please contact me directly to request a return. You will be refunded the price of the book (not including original or return shipping charges). I will be happy to accommodate these requests for books in the same condition as when shipped.

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