A first rate collection of short stories from the critically acclaimed author of House of Splendid isolation and Down by the RiverWhen all the convent girls were in love with Clark Gable....When bachelors rose on lonely bicycles, and jam was a luxury... In this excellent collection of short stories, Edna O'Brien powerfully evokes the sensations of childhood and adolescence in Ireland - the smells and tastes, the fears and joys, the sadness and the confusions.
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A first rate collection of short stories from the critically acclaimed author of House of Splendid isolation and Down by the RiverWhen all the convent girls were in love with Clark Gable....When bachelors rose on lonely bicycles, and jam was a luxury... In this excellent collection of short stories, Edna O'Brien powerfully evokes the sensations of childhood and adolescence in Ireland - the smells and tastes, the fears and joys, the sadness and the confusions.
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Add this copy of Returning: Tales to cart. $3.73, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Phoenix Paperbacks.
Add this copy of Returning: Tales to cart. $7.63, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Penguin Books.
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Add this copy of Returning: Tales to cart. $33.98, like new condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by Littlehampton Book Services Ltd.
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Like New. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible-Like New. Like New dust jacket. Signed by author on laid-in bookplate. In protective mylar cover.
Add this copy of Returning: Tales to cart. $35.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
Add this copy of Returning. a Collection of Tales to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA, ships from Fernandina Beach, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Association Copy. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Inscribed & Dated by Author First edition, first prnt. Association Copy. Inscribed by O'Brien to playwright/novelist A.R. Gurney. "August 1st 1983 for A.R. Gurney with 'hibernian' wishes Edna O'Brien." Slight spinecocking and spine ends lightly pushed; dustjacket has shelfwear with chipping at spine ends and corners, one inch tear at rear panel topedge with internal tape repair and beginning toning. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Good dustjacket with an archival cover. An uncommon O'Brien title especially signed/inscribed. Gurney's plays include "The Dining Room, " The Cocktail Hour, " and the Pulitzer nominated "Love Letters."
Add this copy of Returning: Tales to cart. $60.92, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Penguin Books.
Add this copy of Returning: Tales to cart. $96.47, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Penguin Books.
