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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date
January 1, 1981
Pages
232
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780374173135
ISBN-10
0374173133
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.82 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$23.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Ruth, a young girl struggling to overcome haunting family memories in a town which will not ler her forget, gradually grows close to Sylvie, the sister of her dead mother
Editions
Hardcover
from Picador USA (November 3, 2015)
9781250060655 | details & prices | 328 pages | 3.75 × 5.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.46 lbs | List price $16.00
The price comparison is for this edition
from Farrar Straus & Giroux (January 1, 1981)
9780374173135 | details & prices | 232 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.82 lbs | List price $23.00
About: Ruth, a young girl struggling to overcome haunting family memories in a town which will not ler her forget, gradually grows close to Sylvie, the sister of her dead mother
About: Ruth, a young girl struggling to overcome haunting family memories in a town which will not ler her forget, gradually grows close to Sylvie, the sister of her dead mother
Paperback
from Gardners Books (July 7, 2005)
9780571230082 | details & prices | 219 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $13.50
Reprint edition from Picador USA (November 1, 2004)
9780312424091 | details & prices | 219 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $15.00
About: Growing up with her younger sister, Lucille, under the care of their grandmother, two great-aunts, and eccentric aunt, Ruth, a young girl struggling to overcome haunting family memories in a town that will not let her forget, gradually grows close to Sylvie, the sister of her dead mother.
About: Growing up with her younger sister, Lucille, under the care of their grandmother, two great-aunts, and eccentric aunt, Ruth, a young girl struggling to overcome haunting family memories in a town that will not let her forget, gradually grows close to Sylvie, the sister of her dead mother.
Reprint edition from Noonday Pr (September 1, 1997)
9780374525187 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $13.00
About: Ruth, a young girl struggling to overcome haunting family memories in a town which will not let her forget, gradually grows close to Sylvie, the sister of her dead mother
About: Ruth, a young girl struggling to overcome haunting family memories in a town which will not let her forget, gradually grows close to Sylvie, the sister of her dead mother
from Bantam Dell Pub Group (May 1, 1997)
9780553346633 | details & prices | 187 pages | List price $7.95
About: A best-selling coming-of-age novel tells the story of a dreamy teenager who begins a new life at the lakeside home of her Aunt Sylvie, a thirty-five-year-old misfit, after losing both her parents.
About: A best-selling coming-of-age novel tells the story of a dreamy teenager who begins a new life at the lakeside home of her Aunt Sylvie, a thirty-five-year-old misfit, after losing both her parents.
9780553278729 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $6.50
This edition also contains Logic and Philosophy: A Modern Introduction
This edition also contains Logic and Philosophy: A Modern Introduction
CD/Spoken Word
With Becket Royce |
Mp3 edition from Chivers Sound Library (April 1, 2009)
9780792738435 | details & prices | 224 pages | List price $39.95
With Becket Royce |
from St Martins Pr (June 30, 2006)
9780792737889 | details & prices | 224 pages | List price $39.95
With Becket Royce (other contributor) |
from Chivers Sound Library (March 31, 2006)
9780792737896 | details & prices | 224 pages | 7.25 × 6.50 × 1.50 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $49.95
About: Ruth, a young girl struggling to overcome haunting family memories in a town which will not let her forget, gradually grows close to Sylvie, the sister of her dead mother.
About: Ruth, a young girl struggling to overcome haunting family memories in a town which will not let her forget, gradually grows close to Sylvie, the sister of her dead mother.
With Becket Royce (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from St Martins Pr (August 1, 2005)
9781593977863 | details & prices | 5.25 × 5.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Ruth, a young girl struggling to overcome haunting family memories in a town which will not let her forget, gradually grows close to Sylvie, the sister of her dead mother.
About: Ruth, a young girl struggling to overcome haunting family memories in a town which will not let her forget, gradually grows close to Sylvie, the sister of her dead mother.
Cassette/Spoken Word
from St Martins Pr (July 30, 2006)
9781593978419 | details & prices | 224 pages | List price $17.95
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