In a Father's Place: Stories.
by Christopher Tilghman
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- Paperback
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0060973838
- ISBN 13
- 9780060973834
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New York, NY HarperCollins: Harper Perennial , 1991. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Pages have tanned a bit, else flawless. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 214pp. Trade Paperback. Tilghman is gifted with the ability to express the secret yearnings, fears, regrets, and resentments of characters who can't speak for themselves. Perhaps the best example of this is "A Gracious Rain," in which Stanley, a blue-collar worker, ponders the meaning of life and feelings he can't articulate even to himself. Stanley's general satisfaction with his life forms a poignant contrast to his untimely death from a heart attack. The story's brooding, ruminative tone infuses this tragedy with a kind of eerie calm. At the story's close, Stanley becomes omniscient in death, like the characters in "Our Town." As he looks into the souls of those he knew, he discovers that it's the absence of pat answers to life's great questions that keeps us going. Most of the stories in this collection deal with fathers, especially those trying to hold together shaky family foundations in the face of uncertain futures. Readers will find their thoughts turning again and again to the insights these stories impart--the mark of satisfying, skillful fiction.
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- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33418
- Title
- In a Father's Place: Stories.
- Author
- Christopher Tilghman
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Ed thus; First Printing indicated.
- ISBN 10
- 0060973838
- ISBN 13
- 9780060973834
- Publisher
- HarperCollins: Harper Perennial ,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1991.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction Firsts; Short Stories; English Literature; Fiction: Collectible Paperbacks; Contemporary Fiction; American Popular Fiction;
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