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Safe as Houses, the debut story collection of Marie-Helene Bertino, proves that not all homes are shelters. The titular story revolves around an aging English professor who, mourning the loss of his wife, robs other people's homes of their sentimental knick-knacks. In ""Free Ham, &quo...

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1. Verfasser: Bertino, Marie-Helene
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2012.
Schriftenreihe:Iowa short fiction award
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Zusammenfassung:Safe as Houses, the debut story collection of Marie-Helene Bertino, proves that not all homes are shelters. The titular story revolves around an aging English professor who, mourning the loss of his wife, robs other people's homes of their sentimental knick-knacks. In ""Free Ham, "" a young dropout wins a ham after her house burns down and refuses to accept it. "Has my ham done anything wrong?" she asks when the grocery store manager demands that she claim it. In ""Carry Me Home, Sisters of Saint Joseph, "" a failed commercial writer moves into the basemen.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (126 pages).
ISBN:9781609381318
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