Birds of Paradise by Diana Abu-Jaber *SIGNED*

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Item specifics

Condition
Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Subject
Coming Of Age
Special Attributes
1st Edition, Signed
ISBN
9780393064612
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393064611
ISBN-13
9780393064612
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102856867

Product Key Features

Book Title
Birds of Paradise
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Family Life, Literary
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Author
Diana Abu-Jaber
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
23.8 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-014575
Reviews
Diana Abu-Jaber's gorgeous novel explores the waysa modern family can break down and be reborn. She writes with a precise, almostpoetic distillation of feeling, heightened in contrast to the ripe, exuberantlandscape and the unsettled feelings of a family in limbo., Abu-Jaber makes us wonder about more that what will happen to one girl with a guilty secret. What, after all, does it mean to be a family? Is love really 'exchangeable, malleable'? We can't help turning pages full of stunning prose to find out., The novel itself swells with life and style, with the stark contrast of the delicacy of fancy pastries and the down and dirty life on the beach., With Birds of Paradise, Abu-Jaber has made an amazing, gigantic leap into rare air, that hazy stratosphere we jokingly call The Big Time. Her novel is that worthy, and that beautiful., This Jordanian American author writes about food so enticingly that her books should be published on sheets of phyllo dough. Birds of Paradise contains her most mouthwatering writing ever, but it's no light after-dinner treat. This is a full-course meal, a rich, complex and memorable story that will leave you lingering gratefully at her table.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
This multilayered novel about a family that comes apart at the seams--and finds its way together again--is totally involving and deeply satisfying, a glorious feast of a book., A multilayered, beautifully textured novel about family and self, self-indulgence and generosity, against the vivid backdrop of contemporary Miami., In the tropical paradise that is Miami, Avis and Brian Muir are still haunted by the disappearance of their ineffably beautiful daughter, Felice, who ran away when she was thirteen. Now, after five years of modeling tattoos, skateboarding, clubbing, and sleeping in a squat house or on the beach, Felice is about to turn eighteen. Her family--Avis, an exquisitely talented pastry chef; Brian, a corporate real estate attorney; and her brother, Stanley, the proprietor of Freshly Grown, a trendy food market--will each be forced to confront their anguish, loss, and sense of betrayal. Meanwhile, Felice must reckon with the guilty secret that drove her away, and must face her fear of losing her family and her sense of self forever. This multilayered novel about a family that comes apart at the seams--and finds its way together again--is totally involving and deeply satisfying, a glorious feast of a book.
LC Classification Number
PS3551.B895B57 2011

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