Inventing the Abbotts and Other Stories by Sue Miller
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Inventing the Abbotts and Other Stories
Inventing the Abbotts and Other Stories
Summary
A collection of 11 short stories by Sue Miller, all based on the assumption that life is painful but worth it. In the title story, a young man looks on as his elder brother, embittered by his mother's neglect, becomes obsessed with the distant and lofty daughters of a wealthy family.
Inventing the Abbotts and Other Stories Summary
About Sue Miller
Sue Miller's astonishing debut novel - a bestseller on first publicationReissued alongside Sue Miller's second novel, Family Pictures'A very gifted firstnovel, outstanding for its subtle accuracy and honesty. I have not read better for many years' John Fowles'Sue Miller writes with the ease and immediacy of a natural writer, exploring the dangerous borderline between love and lust, examining with scrupulous care the conflict between erotic and maternal love... wonderfully readable' Fay Weldon'Truthful and disturbing . . . beautifully written' Sue Townsend'A startlingly powerful and moving book' Guardian'Immensely readable ... the kind of novel people search bookshops for' Margaret Fo
Additional information
GOR004754668
9780575401129
0575401125
Inventing the Abbotts and Other Stories by Sue Miller
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
1997-07-17
192
N/A
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