"A new Ellen Gilchrist collection is always an event for the legions of her loyal readers. In I, Rhoda Manning, Go Hunting with My Daddy, Gilchrist writes again of one of her most beloved characters, with the hilarity, wisdom, and poignancy that marks all of her fiction. Here, a clutch of stories are told in the voice of Rhoda -- as a child, as a divorced mother of three sons, and as an old woman, recalling the curse and blessing of bein ..."
I Can Not Get You Close Enough(Reprint) Three Novellas von EllenGilchrist Paperback, 391 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1991 von Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-31423-7, ISBN: 0-316-31423-4
"Home for the summer in Alabama, Rhoda Manning seems blessed: her daddy is very rich, she is newly slim, and all of her friends adore her. But the passionate, independent Rhoda begins to realize that life is more than her comfortable, secure existence would suggest. As Rhoda strains against the confinements of home and family, she becomes reckless, flinging herself on a rebellious course toward destruction."
I Cannot Get You Close Enough(1st Edition) Three Novellas von EllenGilchrist Hardcover, 391 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1990 von Little Brown & Co ISBN-13: 978-0-316-31313-1, ISBN: 0-316-31313-0
"Home for the summer in Alabama, Rhoda Manning seems blessed: her daddy is very rich, she is newly slim, and all of her friends adore her. But the passionate, independent Rhoda begins to realize that life is more than her comfortable, secure existence would suggest. As Rhoda strains against the confinements of home and family, she becomes reckless, flinging herself on a rebellious course toward destruction."
"The crisp, melancholy stories in I, Rhoda Manning, Go Hunting with My Daddy showcase Ellen Gilchrist's many gifts: her effortless prose, her empathy and emotional depth, her irrepressible optimism. In the title story, 5-year-old Rhoda Manning (a recurring character in Gilchrist's books) is allowed to go hunting with her father armed with a BB gun. The reader waits for the gun to hit the wrong target, but it never does. The story is abou ..."
"They stuffed the cookies in their mouths and chewed them up. The sun was
almost to its zenith now. It had turned into a perfect cloudless day. “Did you ever
bring King here?” Olivia asked. “No.” “We could bring him here if he comes to visit
.” “I might go there this summer. He won't come here.” “Why not? His
grandmother's here, isn't she. Isn't that old lady we met his grandmother? I
thought that's what they said.” “Miss Clarice Man ..."
"Ellen Gilchrist ... I slept most of the next day, then went to my British publishers to
see my editor, then slept the second day also. On the third day I rang up David
Marchman and ... As I read down the list of Zeno Makarios's activities I kept
thinking I couldn't have invented a better companion for Sheila. A joiner who
never did ..."
"A new Ellen Gilchrist collection is always an event for the legions of her loyal readers. In I, Rhoda Manning, Go Hunting with My Daddy, Gilchrist writes again of one of her most beloved characters, with the hilarity, wisdom, and poignancy that marks all of her fiction. Here, a clutch of stories are told in the voice of Rhoda-as a child, as a divorced mother of three sons, and as an old woman, recalling the curse and blessing of being t ..."
"In these interconnecting stories, the author explores the love that binds generations to each other, the love between parent and child, the power of which is as capable of destruction as it is of creation. Ellen Gilchrist is the author of "The Annunciation" and "In the Land of Dreamy Dreams"."
Drunk with Love von EllenGilchrist Paperback, 253 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1988 von Faber Faber Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-571-15038-0, ISBN: 0-571-15038-1
DRUNK WITH LOVE.(1st Edition) von Ellen. Gilchrist Hardcover, 239 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1987 von Faber And Faber (1987). Import ISBN-13: 978-0-571-14671-0, ISBN: 0-571-14671-6
Nora Jane(1st Edition) A Life in Stories von EllenGilchrist Paperback, 420 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2005 von Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-05838-4, ISBN: 0-316-05838-6
"Since receiving the National Book Award for "Victory Over Japan in 1985, Ellen Gilchrist has developed a fervently devoted readership. This collection's new novella is vintage Gilchrist, taking on the continuing joys and perils of Nora Jane and company."
The Cabal and Other Stories(1st Edition) von EllenGilchrist Hardcover, 288 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2000 von Little, Brown And Company ISBN-13: 978-0-316-31491-6, ISBN: 0-316-31491-9
"New and familiar characters mix, match, and clash in Gilchrist's most inventive collection of stories since "Victory Over Japan.""
Sarah Conley(1st Edition) von EllenGilchrist Paperback, 259 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1998 von Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-31492-3, ISBN: 0-316-31492-7
"A New York City magazine editor and novelist returns home to the South when her closest childhood friend falls ill--and finds herself forced to choose between pursuing her career and rekindling her relationship with the man she has long considered the love of her life. NPR sponsorship."
"It really made Abby mad when she heard he'd said that and we decided to pay
him back by getting this very incredibly gorgeous ... to come over to the park on
her bicycle and see if the judge would choose the newspaper editor over us for
running companions after that. ... like Candice Bergen or Ingrid Bergman and
athletic."
The Age of Miracles von EllenGilchrist Paperback, 272 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1996 von Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-31480-0, ISBN: 0-316-31480-3
"In her exuberantly funny, bittersweet new collection, 'The Age of Miracles, ' ordinary events start the wheel of fate spinning in unexpected directions: a deluge of dust motes leads a socialite to seek a healthier climate, where she finds romance instead of rest."
The Age of Miracles(Updated) von EllenGilchrist Paperback, 260 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1996 von Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-2546-2, ISBN: 0-7475-2546-3