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Paige Deveaux, poet and Harvard professor, trails her husband Raf to a seedy bar in Houston where she enlists the aid of Raymond and Pru, a stripper, to help sober him up, but the relationship of this foursome takes on a dangerous inevitability
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This is a stylish, but ultimately unsatisfying love story of modern marriage. Paige is a published poet, a Harvard professor on leave with a grant. She's chasing after husband Raf, a drinker and womanizer who's escaped from her. She finds him on the rough side of Houston with old buddy Raymond, but the reunion does not lead to clear sailing in the marriage. There is no real resolution of the difficulties, and although the story is littered with offbeat characters and much self-analysis, it never quite jells as a novel. The main characters are all attractive, but neither likable nor interesting. For larger modern fiction collections.
- Ann H. Fisher, Radford P.L., Va.
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ISBN 10: 0394539435
ISBN 13: 9780394539430
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0394539435-7-1-29
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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Robison raises sitcom wit to the level of real emotional situations, real comedy and real art. --The Chicago Tribune Subraction stands out as a high-wire act of the novel form--taut in expression yet rich with humanity, expertly crafted and unfairly neglected. --The Millions Paige Deveaux, poet and Harvard professor, is tracking her husband Raf, who has vanished once again. Paige trails him to Houston, where he is holed up in a seedy bar, drunk and cheerfully ashamed of himself. He's very glad to see her: she's the only girl for him (and he should know--he's tried most of the others). Finding Raf is one thing, but holding on to him is another. To sober him up, to keep him sober, to keep him, Paige enlists Raf's old friend Raymond (himself an ex-alcoholic) and Raf's new friend Pru, a holistically inclined contortionist-stripper. For a while life, and Raf, seem to settle down. But this foursome is nothing but trouble for one another. Pru is a hit-and-run artist, a sexual desperado who has already broken Raymond's heart, and now Raymond is growing sweet on Paige. As Raf says, Assorted wretchednesses ensue. Seller Inventory # 00109626002
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Condition: good. A former library book with all the expected stamps, stickers and markings. Excellent condition for a former library book. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. Includes dustjacket. The pages appear unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shadow. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller! Seller Inventory # FBV.0394539435.G
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1991
ISBN 10: 0394539435
ISBN 13: 9780394539430
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Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 4198125-6
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Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 0394539435
ISBN 13: 9780394539430
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