High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never.
by KINGSOLVER, Barbara
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- Signed
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: HarperCollins, (1995).. Uncorrected proof.. 311 pp. “A literary Guild Alternate Selection” penned to front cover, else fine in printed wrappers. SIGNED by Kingsolver on the half-title page.
Synopsis
"There is no one quite like Barbara Kingsolver in contemporary literature," raves the Washington Post Book World, and it is right. She has been nominated three times for the ABBY award, and her critically acclaimed writings consistently enjoy spectacular commercial success as they entertain and touch her legions of loyal fans. In High Tide in Tucson, she returnsto her familiar themes of family, community, the common good and the natural world. The title essay considers Buster, a hermit crab that accidentally stows away on Kingsolver's return trip from the Bahamas to her desert home, and turns out to have manic-depressive tendencies. Buster is running around for all he's worth -- one can only presume it's high tide in Tucson. Kingsolver brings a moral vision and refreshing sense of humor to subjects ranging from modern motherhood to the history of private property to the suspended citizenship of human beings in the Animal Kingdom. Beautifully packaged, with original illustrations by well-known illustrator Paul Mirocha, these wise lessons on the urgent business of being alive make it a perfect gift for Kingsolver's many fans.
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- Seller
- Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 41508
- Title
- High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never.
- Author
- KINGSOLVER, Barbara
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Uncorrected proof.
- Publisher
- NY: HarperCollins
- Date Published
- (1995).
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Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
Any book returnable for any reason within 10 days with prior notice. CA residents please add 9.5% sales tax. Libraries can be billed as needed.
About the Seller
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Berkeley, California
About Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
Fine and rare books with an emphasis on 20th C. poetry, small press, literary magazines, broadsides, and interesting books in most fields.
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