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Summary: "Ten months after her mother's death, the narrator of The Hero of This Book takes a trip to London. The city was a favorite of her mother's, and as the narrator wanders the streets, she finds herself reflecting on her mother's life and their relationship. Thoughts of the past meld with questions of the future: Back in New England, the family home is now up for sale, its considerable contents...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCMcCracken, Elizabeth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCMcCracken, Elizabeth.
Summary: A collection of stories navigates the fragile space between love and loneliness, including the title story in which a family finds their lives irrevocably changed by their teenage daughter's risky behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCMcCracken, Elizabeth
Summary: "A sweeping and enchanting new novel from the widely beloved, award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken about three generations of an unconventional New England family who own and operate a candlepin bowling alley"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCMcCracken, Elizabeth.
Summary: The author traces her marriage and relocation to France at the height of her writing career, her devastation over her stillborn son in her ninth month of pregnancy, and her heart-wrenching grieving process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCCRACKEN, ELIZABETH MCCMcCracken, Elizabeth.
Contents: It's bad luck to die -- Some have entertained angels, unaware -- Here's your hat what's your hurry -- The bar of our recent unhappiness -- Mercedes Kane -- What we know about the lost Aztec children -- June -- Secretary of State -- The goings-on of the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turtle Bay Books 1993
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCMcCracken, Elizabeth
Summary: "Award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken is an undisputed virtuoso of the short story, and this new collection features her most vibrant and heartrending work to date"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC MCCCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCSummary: Featuring guest editor contributions by the author of "Less," the latest edition of the respected literary annual collects twenty top-selected short stories from the previous year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BESSummary: The O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 contains twenty breathtaking stories--by a vibrant mix of established and emerging writers--selected by the series editor from the thousands published in literary magazines over the previous year. The collection includes essays by the three eminent guest jurors on their favorite stories, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 2017