An ornithologist's guide to life / Ann Hood.
"Looking at her characters as if through a pair of binoculars Ann Hood captures the extraordinary in the ordinary, the surreal in everyday occurrences. A pregnant woman left by her husband bakes obsessively to cope, but never tries a morsel. In an attempt to stay sober, a young alcoholic seduces her minister and embarks on a tour of caverns with him. An adolescent girl picks up bird watching as a hobby. In her newfound habit of observing others, she discovers a budding romance between her mother and her neighbor." "These stories are full of characters - so current and real they could be fellow passengers on a train or a neighbor mowing the lawn - seeking escape from their lives while often uncovering small moments of insight and understanding. They are voyeurs and observers, often finding peace once they stop searching for a way out."--Jacket.
Item details
- ISBN: 0393059006
- ISBN: 9780393059007
- ISBN: 0393327043
- ISBN: 9780393327045
- Physical Description: 237 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, ©2004.
Contents / Notes
Formatted Contents Note: | Total cave darkness -- The rightness of things -- The language of sorrow -- After Zane -- Joelle's mother -- Escapes -- Lost parts -- Dropping bombs -- Inside Gorbachev's head -- New people -- An ornithologist's guide to life. |
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Genre: | short stories. Short stories. Fiction. Short stories. Short stories. Nouvelles. |
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