The Safety of Objects: Stories by Homes, A.M

Penguin Books. Used - Good. Paperback This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.

Penguin Books, 2013-01-29. Reprint. Paperback. Used: Good.

New York: Penguin, January 2013. Trade Paperback. Full number line. Very Good. A few notes on first page, but text is unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 171+21 pages. The breakthrough story collection that established A. M. Homes as one of the most daring writers of her generation. This extraordinary first collection of stories confronts the real and the surreal on even terms to create a disturbing and sometimes hilarious vision of the American dream. Included here are "Adults Alone," in which a couple drops their kids off at Grandma's and gives themselves over to ten days of Nintendo, porn videos, and crack; "A Real Doll," in which a girl's blond Barbie doll seduces her teenaged brother; and "Looking for Johnny," in which a kidnapped boy, having failed to meet his abductor's expectations, is returned home. These stories, by turns satirical, perverse, unsettling, and utterly believable, expose the dangers of ordinary life even… Read More

Penguin Books, 2013-01-29. Paperback. Very Good. 5x0x7. Nice book. Cover has light wear and there is a remainder mark on the bottom outer page edges.

Penguin Books, 2013-01-29. Paperback. New.

Penguin Books, 2013-01-29. Paperback. Like New.

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Penguin Books, 2013-01-29. Paperback. Used:Good.

UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear

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