Yglesias, Jose:Wake in Ybor City
- Taschenbuch 2001, ISBN: 9781558852488
Gebundene Ausgabe
Washington, DC, USA: Counterpoint, 2001. BH2 - A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with clear plastic tape reinforcing the spine plus there are th… Mehr…
Washington, DC, USA: Counterpoint, 2001. BH2 - A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with clear plastic tape reinforcing the spine plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the spine wrapping around onto the front and the back covers, the title page, and the back endpaper. A novel about a man in the middle of a divorce who flys off to south Florida for a respite from his troubles. He stays with his soon-to-be ex-sister-in-law and ends up in her bed. Things become more complicated when his ex-wife arrives. The three of them try to sort things out and the center of the novel comes into focus as a story about friends, family, and quirky, complicated relationships. By the author of "The Brothers," "Chroma," "Double Down," "Elroy Nights," "The Law of Averages," "Moon Deluxe," "Natural Selection," "Second Marriage," and "Two Against One." 126p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library., Counterpoint, 2001, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: David R Godine Pub, 1987. BZ6 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the title page, and the back free endpaper. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with the front and back endflaps glued to the fixed endpapers plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. Translated from the French by Mark Polizzotti. A novel about the adventures of an innocent who, in his pursuit of love and a mysterious woman, runs afoul of the police, a large thug, a deadly con artist, two inept private eyes, a cult that worships the Sister-in Law, and a remarkably knowledgeable parrot. 212p.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 5.75"x8.5". Ex-Library., David R Godine Pub, 1987, Silhouette Books. Good+. 1983. Mass Market Paperback; First Printing. 0671474812 . Silhouette Desire; Vol. 89; 6 oz.; 186 pages; Silhouette Desire #89 1st Silhouette Printing Good++ light cover/reading wear aged pencil mark 1st end page nice clean/tight condition. Ghost of Passion: After three years she'd finally come face-to-face with the unknown brother-in-law she held responsible for her sister's death. Karen Prescott hated Jean-Paul Picard. Yet she had come to France as a hotel management professional, and she had to prove to Jean-Paul that his hotel could be saved from bankruptcy. Haunted by her resemblance to Christine, Jean-Paul tried to drive Karen away-even as he seduced her with burning kisses and caresses. How had she let him pierce her defenses and ignite the raging passions beneath? ., Silhouette Books, 1983, Harlequin. Very Good+. 1992. Paperback. 0373164564 . Harlequin American Romance; Vol. 456; 7 oz.; 250 pages; VG+ 1 faint spine crease unread? Light shelf wear/aged very nice clean/tight copy Harlequin American Romance #456. When his sister-in-law tried to claim the Bar W, Travis Wescott had no choice but to defend his birthright. He employed his devilish double-edged tongue using one side for witty repartee and the other fir his kissing his flame haired adversary. The ranch represented Rachel's golden future, but when Travis twisted her sassy mouth into silky sighs and even softer pleas, his lips proved as lush and free as the wild Texas miles. ., Harlequin, 1992, Harcourt Brace & Company. Good in Good dust jacket; Usual x-lib. Markings.. 1999. Hardcover. 0-15-202015-2 . Ex-Library; 228 pages; Fanny McCoy has lived in fear and anger ever since that day in 1878 when a dispute with the Hatfields over the ownership of a few pigs set her family on a path of hatred and revenge. From that day forward, along the ragged ridges of the West Virginia-Kentucky line, the Hatfields and the McCoys have operated not within the law but within mountain codes of their own making. In 1882, when Fannys sister Roseanna runs off with young Johnse Hatfield, the hatred between the two clans explodes. As the killings, abductions, raids, and heartbreak escalate bitterly and senselessly, Fanny, the sole voice of reason, realizes that she is powerless to stop the fighting and must learn to rise above the petty natures of her family and neighbors to find her own way out of the hatred. ., Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999, Signet, 2000. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. NICE BOOK! MILD WEAR & A FEW SPINE CREASES ON COVER. VERY LIGHTLY AGED PAGES, NO MARKINGS. Description: Lindsay Foxe lived her youth in the shadow of her older sister, a Harvard Law School graduate married to a handsome but lecherous prince. When the prince rapes the impressionable, 18-year-old Lindsay, she is left scarred, fearful of love, and hated by her sister, who blames Lindsay for tempting her husband. Although homely as a young girl, Lindsay grows up to be a stunning fashion model, trying desperately to trust men once more. When attempts are made on her life, though, she must struggle once again to survive a seemingly endless string of misfortunes., Signet, 2000, Pocket Books, 1992. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. GREAT BOOK! MODERATE SHELF WEAR & A FEW SPINE CREASES ON COVER. LIGHTLY AGED PAGES, NO MARKINGS. Description: Documents the bizarre true story of a millionaire who manipulated his fourteen-year-old daughter into murdering his wife so he could collect insurance and marry his teenage sister-in-law., Pocket Books, 1992, Penguin, 28-Dec-04. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Great book! No spine creases & mild wear on pink cover. Clean pages, no writing or marks. From Publishers Weekly: When Fanny, 23, first lays eyes on Will, 28, he is making a speech in his bid for a seat in Parliament. They fall in love instantly, and this latest novel by Buchan (Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman, etc.) records the parallel 19-year trajectories of their marriage and Will's political career, the private and the public. Buchan crafts beautiful sentences, which she stacks in airy, digestible paragraphs; yet the novel fails to convey the excitement of the events in Fanny's consciousness that constitute the real plot. She wrestles from first to last page in service of a single question: what exactly does it mean to be good? Fanny wishes to be not just the titular good wife but also a good mother to 18-year-old Chloe; a good daughter to her fiery wine-merchant Italian refugee father, Alfredo; and a good sister-in-law to the alcoholic Meg, who seems to lurk in every doorway. Fanny must also please her husband's political party leaders by appearing in skirts of the correct length and avoiding all substantive talk at state dinners, and she feels duty-bound to reach out to the mother, Sally, who abandoned her at age three to run off to America. Yet these relationships, which constitute the substance of the novel, have scant weight. Even when Fanny makes an impulsive trip to Italy, the story fails to ignite. Buchan's fans will still find much to admire in this thoughtful, intelligent effort, but will hope the author's next springs more vividly to life. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Booklist: For 20 years, Fanny Savage has been the perfect wife to her MP husband, Will. She has survived the long weeks alone while Parliament is in session and raised their beautiful daughter, Chloe, largely on her own. But as Chloe prepares to leave for university, Fanny feels stirrings of discontent. She misses the life she gave up for her husband and resents Will and his career for what seem to be ever-increasing demands on her. When Will's political life goes into overdrive after a rumor circulates that he is being considered for Exchequer, it causes a crisis in their marriage, and Fanny takes off for Italy. The story of the wife who subordinates her dreams to those of her husband is hardly a new one, but Buchan's note-perfect observations on marriage and its uncertain rewards have a revealing freshness. Like Allison Pearson (I Don't Know How She Does It [BKL S 1 02]), Buchan exposes the obstinacy of old-fashioned expectations within a """"modern"""" marriage, and does so with compassion and humor. Meredith Parets Copyright American Library Association., Penguin, 28-Dec-04, Houston, Texas, USA: Arte Publico Press, 1998. BH6 - A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the title page, the copyright page, and the inside surface of the back cover plus there is a small crease at the extreme bottom right corner of the front cover. This is a title in the publisher's Pioneers of Modern U. S. Hispanic Literature series. With a foreword by Rafael Yglesias. A novel about the Cuban-American world of Floida on the eve of the Castro revolution. The story is about three aging sisters living in a quiet, blue-collar neighborhood. They are all looking forward to seeing their children, in-laws, and grandchildren coming for a visit but there are fierce currents of old family rivalries, sexual intrigues, class envy, political antagonism, and borderline criminal activity.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library., Arte Publico Press, 1998<
