Because They Wanted To
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9780684808567
Hardcover|9780684808567
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"Gaitskill's complex, urgent characters struggle with the disparity between what they want and what they know. Longing for emotional connection, they often mistake debasement for passion, manipulation for affection, cruelty for intensity. In "Tiny, Smiling Daddy," a father suffers his ambivalent love for a daughter who has betrayed him - perhaps justly. In "The Girl on the Plane," a disillusioned salesman must face his participation in a brutal act he has almost forgotten. In "Kiss and Tell," a writer seeks revenge on a woman who rejected him, only to find that once he has achieved it, he no longer wants it. In "The Wrong Thing," a lonely, emotionally injured woman involved in a set of skewed, apparently trivial sexual encounters unexpectedly discovers her own life-giving reserve of humility, gentleness, and compassion."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
| ISBN-13 | 9780684808567 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0684808560 |
| Weight | 0.90 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 1.00 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $22.00 |
| Format | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Pages | 256 pages |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Published On | 1997-01-17 |
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