1998 The Birds of America

Description

First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, With Dustwrapper

First edition, first printing. 

Signed by the author to the title page. 

'Birds of America' comprises a selection of twelve short stories that originally appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, Elle and The Paris Review. Written by award-winning author, Lorrie Moore. 

These stories, frequently centring on female characters, tells of a washed up Hollywood actress taking up residence in a chain hotel, a mother and daughter's trip to Ireland to kiss the Blarney Stone, and a woman who goes through the stages of grief as she mourns the death of her cat, amongst others. 

With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.