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20 Ratings

4.3

Duration
5H 7min
Language
English
Format
Category

Short stories

In these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances with her mother, and a woman with a terminal illness contemplates her exit.

Filled with the sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language Moore has become famous for, these nine glittering tales marked the introduction of an extravagantly gifted writer.

© 2019 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781982632137

Release date

Audiobook: 28 May 2019

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