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Taking Care

By Joy Williams

By Joy Williams

By Joy Williams

By Joy Williams

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Jul 12, 1985 | ISBN 9780394729121

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Sep 15, 2010 | ISBN 9780307763846

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    About Taking Care

    A collection of “uncommonly good stories” (The Chicago Tribune) from a true American master of the short story—disturbing, comic, and moving takes that find deeper meanings in ordinary domestic life.

    With unforgettable characters, places, and events—a young divorcee, a shared summer home, a troubled family, a wedding, the death of a pet—Williams takes her readers on journey after journey, as only she can.

    About Taking Care

    A collection of “uncommonly good stories” (The Chicago Tribune) from a true American master of the short story—disturbing, comic, and moving takes that find deeper meanings in ordinary domestic life.

    With unforgettable characters, places, and events—a young divorcee, a shared summer home, a troubled family, a wedding, the death of a pet—Williams takes her readers on journey after journey, as only she can.

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    About Joy Williams

    JOY WILLIAMS is the author of four previous novels–including The Quick and the Dead, a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize–and four collections of stories, as well as Ill Nature, a book of essays that was a finalist for the National… More about Joy Williams

    About Joy Williams

    JOY WILLIAMS is the author of four previous novels–including The Quick and the Dead, a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize–and four collections of stories, as well as Ill Nature, a book of essays that was a finalist for the National… More about Joy Williams

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Vintage
    Jul 12, 1985 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780394729121

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Vintage
    Sep 15, 2010 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9780307763846
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    Praise

    “Prose of indiscriminate radiance…. These stories are closest in spirit to Flannery O’Connor and Joyce Carol Oates. Like fine music they circumvent the intellect … we gaze directly into the soul of her characters.” —The Washington Post

    “Wonderfull crisp writing, consistently percipient and witty.” —The New York Times Books Review

    “Uncommonly good stories: sharp-edged, smart about life, and mitred into this excellent collection with great care.” —The Chicago Tribune

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