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20%OFFJess Walter - We Live in Water - 9780241003855 - V9780241003855
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We Live in Water

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Description for We Live in Water Paperback. Offers a collection of stories about the American family. This book brings to life a world of lost fathers and redemptive con men, of personal struggles and diminished dreams, a world marked by the wry wit and generosity of spirit that has made Jess Walter one of America's most talked-about writers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.

From Jess Walter, the bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins, comes We Live in Water - a darkly funny, utterly compelling collection of stories about the American family.

We Live in Water brings to vivid life a world of lost fathers and redemptive con men, of personal struggles and diminished dreams, a world marked by the wry wit and generosity of spirit that has made Jess Walter one of America's most talked-about writers.

In 'Thief', a blue-collar worker turns unlikely detective to find out which of his kids is stealing from the family vacation fund. In 'We ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Viking
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241003855
SKU
V9780241003855
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3

About Jess Walter
Jess Walter is the author of six novels, including The Financial Lives of the Poets and The Cold Millions. Beautiful Ruins was a New York Times bestseller, and We Live in Water was one of Barack Obama's books of 2019. Jess Walter lives in Spokane, Washington with his family.

Reviews for We Live in Water
These stories are very, very good. If you like to read, you'll like this book
Publishers Weekly
A witty and sobering snapshot of recession-era America
Kirkus Reviews
Wildly entertaining and thought-provoking
Booklist
A genius of the modern American movement
Philadelphia Inquirer
Jess Walter has impressive command of the short story...Since 13 stories ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for We Live in Water


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