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Book

A permanent member of the family

Call Number

  • FICTION BANK (CEN)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : ECCO, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013]

Physical Description

228 pages ; 24 cm

Summary

A collection of twelve short works that portrays contemporary American family life visits morally complex themes in a fractured nation of inhabitants searching for connection and understanding.

Contents

  • Former Marine
  • A permanent member of the family
  • Christmas party
  • Transplant
  • Snowbirds
  • Big dog
  • Blue
  • The invisible parrot
  • The Outer Banks
  • Lost and found
  • Searching for Veronica
  • The green door.

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