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Synopsis
Smoky Barnable walks to Edgewood to marry Daily Alice Drinkwater and become a part of her fanciful family
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Little, Big tells the epic story of Smoky Barnable -- an anonymous young man who meets and falls in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, and goes to live with her in Edgewood, a place not found on any map. In an impossible mansion full of her relatives, who all seem to have ties to another world not far away, Smoky fathers a family and tries to learn what tale he has found himself in -- and how it is to end.
About the Author
John Crowley is the author of the novels Daemonomania;Love and Sleep; Aegypt; Little, Big; The Deep; Beasts; and Engine Summer, as well as a collection of novellas titled Novelty. A recipient of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Literature, he is an adjunct professor at Yale University. He lives with his family in northern Massachusetts.
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- PublisherSpectra
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0553373978
- ISBN 13 9780553373974
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages556
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Paperback. Condition: Good +. Paperback. 9" X 6". 538pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Small price sticker to rear cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: John Crowley's masterful Little, Big is the epic story of Smoky Barnable, an anonymous young man who travels by foot from the City to a place called Edgewoodâ"not found on any mapâ"to marry Daily Alice Drinkawater, as was prophesied. It is the story of four generations of a singular family, living in a house that is many houses on the magical border of an otherworld. It is a story of fantastic love and heartrending loss; of impossible things and unshakable destinies; and of the great Tale that envelops us all. It is a wonder.(Publisher). Seller Inventory # 15944
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Seller: Clarkean Books, Stoney Creek, ON, Canada
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. Second printing of the 1994 reissue trade paperback (much of Crowley's work was reissued in a uniform format with new cover pictures). As New, unread condition. A sharp copy, hard to find, of another fine novel by the diverse author. Winner of the 1982 World Fantasy Award for novel. Seller Inventory # 002068
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