Why Did I Ever

Robison, Mary

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ISBN 10: 1582430608 ISBN 13: 9781582430607

Published by Counterpoint, Washington, D.C., 2001

Language: English

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Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 2001. First Edition. Dust jacket unclipped. Fine jacket, very good book with some tanning. Meet Money Breton, a Hollywood script doctor and a woman whose life is one hilariously chaotic note after another. Juggling three ex-husbands, unruly adult children, and the bizarre demands of the film industry, she chronicles her world in a unique, manic, and unforgettable voice.

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Title: Why Did I Ever
Publisher: Counterpoint, Washington, D.C.
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1582430608
ISBN 13: 9781582430607
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Money Breton, a Hollywood script doctor, finds the stresses and challenges of modern life beginning to wreak havoc as she struggles to cope with three ex-husbands, the I.R.S., the problems of her grown children, and the bizarre world of Hollywood filmdom.

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Mary Robison is the author of three story collections and two novels. She has written for Hollywood and been a contributor to The New Yorker since 1977. She has taught with many writing programs and is now a professor at the University of Southern Mississippi.

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