Woman made of sand : a novel in stories / Joann Kobin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kobin, Joann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Domestic fiction, American.

Genre:

Domestic fiction, American.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

170 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Harrison, N.Y. : Delphinium Books, [2002]

Summary:

Like a troupe of finely trained ballerinas, the beautifully crafted fictions of Joann Kobin's new novel-in-stories Woman Made of Sand perform their intricate steps as they weave themselves together in a seamless work of aching beauty. Graceful and subtle, unflinchingly honest, the novel accompanies the lives of Harriet and Philip, and their children, as their relationships dissolve and as they then battle to survive the complex configurations of their old and new families coming -- and crashing -- together. Whether in the novel's funny and poignant "Rain, " in which the hope for family unity unravels at Phillip's father's funeral, or in the exquisitely choreographed final story, "Discipline and Will, " in which the expectations of three generations hang precariously on the outcome of a single ballet performance, these fictions embrace one another, taking on a wholeness -- a significance -- that is lasting, their power unforgettable.

Contents:

Rain

Charity work

Dancing with time

What I learned from Clara

His mother, his daughter

Woman made of sand

Madonna at Monterchi

At the "Changing Careers" conference

The provider

Chicken livers

Discipline and will.

Notes:

"Distributed by HarperCollins Publishers"--T.p. verso.

ISBN:

1883285232

OCLC:

48383560