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Wilcox, James Guest of a Sinner
New York, New York, U.S.A. HarperPerennial 1995 0060926465 / 9780060926465 Trade Paperback Near-Fine
NO writing, marks or tears - Tight spine - 278 pages - Bright pages - Everything had been going well for him, until the cats - and that rather mousy woman. True, at forty-two, Eric Thorsen may not have quite lived up to his promise as a pianist, but accompanying struggling dance troupes and doing a bit of teaching kept him in practice. True, while he couldn't seem to commit himself to a relationship, any number of women, nonplussed by his astonishing good looks, offered steady distraction. And true, if life in Manhattan had become the usual series of confrontations with confusingly trendy restaurants and unintelligible immigrants, at least he had a ridiculously affordable apartment. But when his downstairs neighbor begins taking in stray cats - many stray cats - their pungent miasma drifting upward through a heating vent makes that apartment unbearable. Bad as they are, though, the felines only seem to be the catalyst for an entire series of mishaps for Eric, including the unraveling of his sister's affair with a married lawyer, a surprise visit by his father that stretches on endlessly, and the growing awkwardness of trying to deal with his best friend, who's recently discovered he's gay. Most perplexing is Wanda, the rather plain woman who accosted him one Sunday after church and who now seems to be getting more entangled in his life, despite her affair with an ex-priest. While Elsie house-sits in a luxurious penthouse, keeping careful watch over a veritable fleet of VCRs taping every show on television, Eric reluctantly takes refuge in her more modest East Village apartment. The deferential and lonely Wanda turns out to be more of a challenge to Eric than he could ever have anticipated, and their unlikely courtship not only brings them unexpected pleasure but also offers redemption to their circle of hapless friends. Tracing a group of New Yorkers teetering on the verge of middle age and trying desperately (and often hilariously) to make the connections their lives have been missing, James Wilcox confirms himself as a writer "
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Wilcox, James Modern Baptists
Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company 1999 0316940453 / 9780316940450 Trade Paperback Fine
Near-new copy. NO writing, marks or tears. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. 239 pages. Synopsis Universally and repeatedly praised ever since it first appeared in 1983, Modern Baptists is the book that launched novelist James Wilcox's career and debuted the endearingly daft community of Tula Springs, Louisiana. It's the tale of Bobby Pickens, assistant manager of Sonny Boy Bargain Store, who gains a new lease on life, though he almost comes to regret it. Bobby's handsome half brother F.X.—ex-con, ex-actor, and ex-husband three times over—moves in, and things go awry all over town. Mistaken identities; entangled romances with Burma, Toinette, and Donna Lee; assault and battery; charges of degeneracy; a nervous breakdown—it all comes to a head at a Christmas Eve party in a cabin on a poisoned swamp. This is sly, madcap romp that offers readers the gift of abundant laughter. Modern Baptists was included in Harold Bloom's The Western Canon, in GQ magazine's forty-fifth anniversary issue as one of the best works of fiction in the past forty-five years, and among Toni Morrison's "favorite works by unsung writers" in U.S. News and World Report. About the Author: James Wilcox is the author of eight novels, including North Gladiola, Miss Undine's Living Room, Guest of a Sinner, and, most recently, Heavenly Days. He is Robert Penn Warren Professor and director of creative writing at Louisiana State University and lives in Baton Rouge.
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Wilcox,James Sort Of Rich
Perennial - Harper & Row 1990 0060917075 / 9780060917074 Trade Paperback Very-good
Very-good condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers show light wear (NO tears). Tight spine, clean pages. 278 pages. Pages show light tanning. NO writing or tears inside book. From Library Journal: This wonderful, insightful, hilarious story of a classic marriage mismatch reveals Wilcox ( Modern Baptists, Miss Undine's Living Room ) at his best. Fortyish, unmarried Gretchen, of old New York family and money, literally runs into widower Frank Dambar (unaccountably pronounced "Denner") in a souvenir shop in New Orleans. Instant chemistry turns quickly to marriage, she moves into his Tula Springs, Louisiana, home, and though infatuation remains (Frank likes to fantasize that she's a maid), in all other areas of life, the two might as well be from different planets. Devoted old housekeeper Mrs. Howard and odd handyman Leo, as well as the lingering influence of dead wife Jane, add to the household tension. Warmly recommended for all fiction collections. - Ann H. Fisher, Radford P.L., Va. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Wilcox, James Sort of Rich: A Novel
Harper & Row 1989 0060160993 / 9780060160999 Hard Cover Fine Fine
A photo of this book is available. Fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $17.95. Tight spine, clean pages. ONLY writing/mark inside book is previous owner's initials in book front on blank page (J.R.R. 11/18/09). 278 pages. NO tears inside book. Synopsis: From "one of the most promising fiction writers on the national scene" (Los Angeles Times) comes "an exceedingly well-crafted tale of blind spots and self-delusions, alternately hilarious and sobering."--Time
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