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Very Old Bones
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Penguin USA
Publication date
April 1, 1993
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780140138986
ISBN-10
0140138986
Dimensions
0.25 by 5 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$17.00
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Quinn's Book | Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes | Ironweed | The Flaming Corsage | An Albany Trio | Roscoe | Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes
Quinn's Book | Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes | Ironweed | The Flaming Corsage | An Albany Trio | Roscoe | Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Orson Purcell, the illegitimate son of artist Peter Phelan, assists his father in the reading of his will--a will that will profoundly affect Orson's life. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: For William Kennedy fans, Albany conjures up a tapestry of great beauty and complexity in which the lives of an Irish American family are woven. Earlier Albany novels, including Ironweed, a Pulitzer Prize-winner, whetted our appetites. Now Very Old Bones treats us to one last look at the odd and turbulent Phelans, circa 1958. Stretching the boundaries of life as the Phelans know it, this powerful work flows back and forth in time, riding on the melody of its language. Its great theme is the promise of redemption for those who seek it.
Editions
Hardcover
from Viking Pr (April 1, 1992)
9780670834570 | details & prices | List price $22.00
About: The Phelan family saga is narrated by a bastard artist, who, estranged from the family, traces its history in paintings that document their scandals and eccentricities
About: The Phelan family saga is narrated by a bastard artist, who, estranged from the family, traces its history in paintings that document their scandals and eccentricities
Paperback
from Gardners Books (October 24, 2013)
9781849838528 | details & prices | 352 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.70
About: It is 1958 and the Phelan clan has gathered to hear Peter Phelan's will, read by the living Peter himself, an artist whose paintings about members of the family have given him belated critical recognition.
About: It is 1958 and the Phelan clan has gathered to hear Peter Phelan's will, read by the living Peter himself, an artist whose paintings about members of the family have given him belated critical recognition.
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (April 1, 1993)
9780140138986 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.25 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $17.00
About: Orson Purcell, the illegitimate son of artist Peter Phelan, assists his father in the reading of his will--a will that will profoundly affect Orson's life
About: Orson Purcell, the illegitimate son of artist Peter Phelan, assists his father in the reading of his will--a will that will profoundly affect Orson's life
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