Author

Publication

2000 - Chivers Press, Thorndike, Me, Maine

Language

English

Word Count

71,250 words, Guess

Page Count

285 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • ISBN-139780754042716
  • ISBN-139780754042723
  • Library of Congress Control Number00042570
  • Open LibraryOL6786786M

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPR9199.3.S514 D74 2000b

Description

In Dressing Up for the Carnival, Carol Shields distills her characteristic wisdom, elegance, and insouciant humor in twenty-two luminous stories. A wealth of surprises and contrasts, this collection ranges from the lyricism of "Weather," in which a couple's life is thrown into chaos when the National Association of Meteorologists goes on strike, to the swampy sexuality of "Eros," in which a room in a Parisian hotel on the verge of ruin is the catalyst for passion, to the brave confidence of "A Scarf"--New for this collection-which chronicles the realities of a fledging author's book tour. Playful, graceful, acutely observed, and generous of spirit, these stories will delight her devoted fans and win her new converts as well. ... Publisher description.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

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