Sex & the single mayfly / Isa Moynihan.
In this collection, anything is possible: a wife poisons in jest, a writer is tortured by potlatch, an invisible woman takes revenge, an elderly lady hits a home run, a child longs to be a sea maid, and a father turns into a bison in a tearoom. In the 'Lanny' sequence a young girl resists...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Auckland [N.Z.] :
Reed,
1997.
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| Summary: | In this collection, anything is possible: a wife poisons in jest, a writer is tortured by potlatch, an invisible woman takes revenge, an elderly lady hits a home run, a child longs to be a sea maid, and a father turns into a bison in a tearoom. In the 'Lanny' sequence a young girl resists the constrictions of what is expected. Finally she emerges, mayfly from grub, and flies to dance under the lights at the crossroads. |
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| Item Description: | Short stories, some previously published. |
| Physical Description: | 177 pages ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 0790005603 9780790005607 |