THE WOMAN WHO MARRIED A BEAR
by Straley, John
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (7129)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
The youngest of five children, John Straley was born in 1953. He received a BA in English and a certificate of completion in Horse Shoeing. He has brown eyes and likes jokes and a wide variety of literature and music. He is the Shamus Award-winning author of The Curious Eat Themselves and The Woman Who Married a Bear and was appointed the Writer Laureate of Alaska in 2006. John Straley lives with his wife, Jan, a prominent whale biologist, in a bright green house on the beach in Sitka, Alaska, where he works as a criminal defense investigator by day and sleeps, writes, and plays with his band, The Big Fat Babies, whenever he can.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7129
- Title
- THE WOMAN WHO MARRIED A BEAR
- Author
- Straley, John
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (7129)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Soho Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Mystery . Signed
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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