The Medusa Tree

Mylene Dressler

ISBN 10: 1878448757 / ISBN 13: 9781878448750

Published by MacMurray & Beck, Inc., Denver, Colorado, 1997

About this Item

CO6 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Mylene Dressler on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Book cocked, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. This is the author's first novel. 8"x5.25", 180 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. When she reaches the orderly house of her Dutch-Indonesian grandmothers, Marget learns quickly that if she only pays attention to them, then she can go unnoticed herself. And that is exactly what she needs just now. Marget is pregnant and alone. With her dancing career over and her mother absent, Marget must decide for herself whether it is wise to continue the raveling line of her extended family. Mylène Dressler's powerful debut novel, The Medusa Tree, is the story of a family of displaced women, not all related by blood, who manage despite distance and conflict to provide one another sanctuary. In the tradition of Amy Tan and Gloria Naylor, Dressler brings us a bold and heartfelt debut, rich in culture and character. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # SW928BB

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Medusa Tree
• Publisher: MacMurray & Beck, Inc., Denver, Colorado
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1878448757
• ISBN 13: 9781878448750
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction::Signed Fiction
  • Fiction::Author's First Novel
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

When Marget reaches the orderly house of her Dutch-Indonesian grandmothers, she learns that if she only pays attention to them, then she can go unnoticed herself. And that is exactly what she needs. Marget is pregnant and alone. With her dancing career over and her mother absent, as always, Marget must decide for herself whether it is wise to continue the raveling line of her extended family. Like Amy Tan before her, Dressler tells a powerful story about a family of women, not all related by blood, who manage despite their differences to provide one another sanctuary.

About the Author

Mylene Dressler is the critically acclaimed author of The Medusa Tree, The Deadwood Beetle, The Floodmakers and The Wedding of Anna F. She is a professor of writing and literature at Guilford College.