Herb's Pajamas by Abigail Thomas (English) Paperback Book

Description: Herb's Pajamas by Abigail Thomas With her own special brand of delicate, elliptical humor, Thomas offers another extraordinary visit inside the heads of four New York City apartment dwellers, all of whom live on single short block on the Upper West Side where, unbeknownst to them, they "pass like ships in the night". FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description With her own special brand of delicate, elliptical, and humorous fiction, Abigail Thomas offers another extraordinary visit with people she knows far better than they know themselves. Theres Walter, newly abandoned by his wife; theres Edith, a fiftyish virgin; theres Bunny, taking care of her mother and her mothers boyfriend; and theres Belle, whose married lover dies in the hallway wearing her dead husband Herbs pajama top. Blindly, they encounter one another in ways the reader recognizes are profound even as the characters themselves are unaware. The genius and the art in this collection derives from the possibility that these ships might actually find each other by daylight. If only these four could get together--theyd be so good for each other. "Written with an expert touch, and a wise and tender sensibility. The effect is subtle, strong, and comic."--Charles Baxter, author of BELIEVERS and BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE; "Its hard to think she is capable of writing anything that isnt immediately engaging and a joy to read. Probably someone should publish her shopping lists."--Elizabeth Berg, author of TALK BEFORE SLEEP. A BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB SELECTION Author Biography Abigail Thomas, " a former literary agent, has published several childrens books, and her stories and poems have appeared in "The Nation, The Paris Review, " and other magazines. She divides her time between New York City and Greenport, Long Island. Review Quote The four lonely Upper West Siders who inhabit this muted but moving collection of 18 related short stories have each lost something and want it back. Middle-aged Walters wife has left him, and he cant come to terms with her desire merely to be his friend. Edith, "a trembly maiden of 52" who has never seen a man naked, yearns to connect but doesnt know how, while her neighbor, the widowed, aging Belle, finds her own lover, "the sweetest man who ever lived," dead in the kitchen and must dispose of his body. The most appealing character is the protagonist of "Bunnys Sister," a gently drawn account of a 14-year-olds journey to find her runaway sibling, who disappeared one day after announcing: "Im smoke." Along the way, we gradually come to understand that Bunny has known all along how her journey will end, and that makes her sadness sharper for the reader. Although the carefully chronicled minor events that make up these stories dont always amount to much on their own, Thomas (An Actual Life) has a way with details that makes for endings as bittersweet as her beginnings. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. Details ISBN1565121899 Author Abigail Thomas Short Title HERBS PAJAMAS Language English ISBN-10 1565121899 ISBN-13 9781565121898 Media Book Year 1998 Residence Manhattan, NY, US Format Paperback Pages 212 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9781565121898 UK Release Date 1998-01-03 US Release Date 1998-01-03 Publisher Workman Publishing Publication Date 1998-01-03 Imprint Algonquin Books DEWEY 813.54 Audience General AU Release Date 1998-01-02 NZ Release Date 1998-01-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:117432446;

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