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008 190514s2018 nyu g 000 1 eng d
010 $a 2017954035
020 $a9780316516211 (hbk.) :$cNT$910
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
050 00$aPS3602.O65742$bA6 2018
082 04$a813.6$222
100 1 $aBonnaffons, Amy,$eauthor.
245 14$aThe wrong heaven :$bstories /$cAmy Bonnaffons.
250 $aFirst edition.
260 $aNew York :$bLittle, Brown and Company,$c2018.
300 $a245 p. ;$c22 cm.
505 00$tThe wrong heaven --$tThe other one --$tHorse --$tBlack stones --$tThe cleas --$tA room to live in --$tAlternate --$tLittle sister --$tDoris and Katie --$tGoddess night.
520 $a"In The Wrong Heaven, anything is possible: bodies can transform, inanimate objects come to life, angels appear and disappear. In the title story, a schoolteacher's life takes an unexpected turn when the plastic Jesus and Mary lawn ornaments she buys start talking to her. In "Horse," the story's narrator decides to join her best friend, who is undergoing regular IVF injections, with injections of her own - ones that will transform her into a horse. And in "Alternate,"a woman is convinces that all she needs to revive a stagnant relationship is the perfect poster of the Dalai Lama. While some of the worlds Bonnaffons creates are more recognizable than others, all of them are decidedly strange. Hugely funny, bold, and probing, these stories lay bare the heart of our deepest longings and mysteries."--$cFrom inside cover.
520 $aIn Bonnaffon's stories, anything is possible: bodies can transform, inanimate objects come to life, angels appear and disappear. While some of her worlds are more recognizable than others, all of them are decidedly strange. They arefunny, bold, and probing, while baring the heart of our deepest longings and mysteries. -- adapted from jacket.
650 0$aWomen$vFiction.