| Description |
196 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2007. |
| Contents |
People on Privilege Hill -- Pangbourne -- Babette -- Latter days of Mr. Jones -- Flight path -- Milly Ming -- Hair of the dog -- Dangers -- Waiting for a stranger -- Learning to fly -- Virgins of Bruges -- Fledgling -- Snap -- Last reunion. |
| Summary |
14 stories set in England explore old age, insensitive youth, strange events, and ordinary life. "Pangbourne," is about a woman who bonds with a gorilla at the zoo, and "Babette," tells of an aging writer who gives away a cast-iron bathtub. Others, like "The Hair of the Dog" and "The Fledgling," deal with the inevitable misunderstanding between parents and their children. "The Latter Days of Mr. Jones." the title character is a gentle elderly man who is quietly living out his days in a neighborhood that has become increasingly contemporary and thus suspicious of old men who enjoy sitting in the park watching children play. |
| Subject |
Short stories, English.
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| Genre/Form |
Domestic fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781933372525 |
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1933372524 |
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9781933372563 paperback |
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1933372567 paperback |
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