The Tiger in the Grass: Stories and Other Inventions
In her first collection of stories and pieces, Harriet Doerr explores the magical power of memory and brings us a wealth of unforgettable characters: eccentric eighty-two-year-old Great-Aunt Alice, who, empowered by a lucid memory, lived out her final, physically debilitated years with grace; Edie, who arrives in California from England to bring sanity and peace to a house with five half-orphaned children and a despairing widower; Paco, eight years old, and Gloria, eleven, children caught between the longing and pleasures of childhood and the harsh mature realities of their meager circumstances in a Mexican village. These and other characters are captured in the web of life with a startling sensitivity that will touch the reader at every turn.
“Strikingly pure and radiant.”—The New York Times Book Review
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“Strikingly pure and radiant.”—The New York Times Book Review
The Tiger in the Grass: Stories and Other Inventions
In her first collection of stories and pieces, Harriet Doerr explores the magical power of memory and brings us a wealth of unforgettable characters: eccentric eighty-two-year-old Great-Aunt Alice, who, empowered by a lucid memory, lived out her final, physically debilitated years with grace; Edie, who arrives in California from England to bring sanity and peace to a house with five half-orphaned children and a despairing widower; Paco, eight years old, and Gloria, eleven, children caught between the longing and pleasures of childhood and the harsh mature realities of their meager circumstances in a Mexican village. These and other characters are captured in the web of life with a startling sensitivity that will touch the reader at every turn.
“Strikingly pure and radiant.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Strikingly pure and radiant.”—The New York Times Book Review
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780140251487 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 10/01/1996 |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 224 |
Sales rank: | 675,295 |
Product dimensions: | 5.12(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.59(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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