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Butterfly Lampshade : A Novel by Aimee Bender (2020, Hardcover) SIGNED First Ed
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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
- Type
- Novel
- Signed
- Yes
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780385534871
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385534876
ISBN-13
9780385534871
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038256647
Product Key Features
Book Title
Butterfly Lampshade : a Novel
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Psychological, Family Life, Magical Realism, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-005930
Reviews
" Aimee Bender's Latest Is a Proustian Reverie. A surrealist memory box of a novel. . . Its particular quality of stillness hums with so much mystery and intensity that the book never feels static. It is a measure of the book's success that as I reached the conclusion, I felt considerably more altered by the experience than I often am by novels that travel much further from their beginnings. . . The novel [is] a kind of small-scale, supernatural Proustian reverie: Proust if what Proust had been trying to recover was not luminous, ordinary reality, but a rupture in luminous ordinary reality.. . . One finishes the novel with the eerie sense that we too are objects who have slipped accidentally into being and that, like the butterfly, the beetle and the dried rose, we really ought not to be here." -Kevin Brockmeier, The New York Times Book Review "[a] dazzling rumination on time and mental illness. . . Bender has a gift for rooting wonderfully inventive fables in a very recognizable, walkable world [and the] middle-class Los Angeles of backyards and hatchbacks, bus stops and craft shops, is overlaid with mythic events--modest miracles, observed by few, that expose a world of mystery. . . [Francie's] receptiveness to the marvels eddying around brightens every detail in a small, deeply felt life. -Anne Stringfield, Oprah Magazine [A] poignant novel of love and mental illness. -Barbara VanDenburgh, USA Today "A poignant, emotional story sprinkled with magic" - Woman's World "[An] astounding meditation on time, space, mental illness, and family. . . Rich in language and the magic of human consciousness, Bender's masterpiece is one to savor." -Publisher's Weekly (starred review) "Woven through with unexpected images and unexplained phenomena, Bender's novel is a moving meditation on choosing a positive future while acknowledging the circumstances of one's past." -BookReporter
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Synopsis
The first novel in ten years from the author of the beloved New York Times bestseller The Particular Sadness Of Lemon C ake, a luminous, poignant tale of a mother, a daughter, mental illness, and the fluctuating barrier between the mind and the world On the night her single mother is taken to a mental hospital after a psychotic episode, eight year-old Francie is staying with her babysitter, waiting to take the train to Los Angeles to go live with her aunt and uncle. There is a lovely lamp next to the couch on which she's sleeping, the shade adorned with butterflies. When she wakes, Francie spies a dead butterfly, exactly matching the ones on the lamp, floating in a glass of water. She drinks it before the babysitter can see. Twenty years later, Francie is compelled to make sense of that moment, and two other incidents -- her discovery of a desiccated beetle from a school paper, and a bouquet of dried roses from some curtains. Her recall is exact -- she is sure these things happened. But despite her certainty, she wrestles with the hold these memories maintain over her, and what they say about her own place in the world. As Francie conjures her past and reduces her engagement with the world to a bare minimum, she begins to question her relationship to reality. The scenes set in Francie's past glow with the intensity of childhood perception, how physical objects can take on an otherworldly power. The question for Francie is, What do these events signify? And does this power survive childhood? Told in the lush, lilting prose that led the San Francisco Chronicle to say Aimee Bender is a writer who makes you grateful for the very existence of language, The Butterfly L ampshade is a heartfelt and heartbreaking examination of the sometimes overwhelming power of the material world, and a broken love between mother and child., The first novel in ten years from the author of the beloved New York Times bestseller The Particular Sadness Of Lemon C ake, a luminous, poignant tale of a mother, a daughter, mental illness, and the fluctuating barrier between the mind and the world On the night her single mother is taken to a mental hospital after a psychotic episode, eight year-old Francie is staying with her babysitter, waiting to take the train to Los Angeles to go live with her aunt and uncle. There is a lovely lamp next to the couch on which she's sleeping, the shade adorned with butterflies. When she wakes, Francie spies a dead butterfly, exactly matching the ones on the lamp, floating in a glass of water. She drinks it before the babysitter can see. Twenty years later, Francie is compelled to make sense of that moment, and two other incidents -- her discovery of a desiccated beetle from a school paper, and a bouquet of dried roses from some curtains. Her recall is exact -- she is sure these things happened. But despite her certainty, she wrestles with the hold these memories maintain over her, and what they say about her own place in the world. As Francie conjures her past and reduces her engagement with the world to a bare minimum, she begins to question her relationship to reality. The scenes set in Francie's past glow with the intensity of childhood perception, how physical objects can take on an otherworldly power. The question for Francie is, What do these events signify? And does this power survive childhood? Told in the lush, lilting prose that led the San Francisco Chronicle to say Aimee Bender is "a writer who makes you grateful for the very existence of language," The Butterfly L ampshade is a heartfelt and heartbreaking examination of the sometimes overwhelming power of the material world, and a broken love between mother and child.
LC Classification Number
PS3552.E538447B88
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- r***6 (85)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseUnfortunately this package was lost in the mail. Grateful to the seller who contacted USPS multiple times to attempt to locate this package & extremely grateful for eBay Money Back Guarantee! I received a full refund. This makes for a stress free online shopping experience! Sellers promptly respond to questions & eBay website design facilitates prompt resolution to unexpected issues. I truly enjoy eBay shopping experience, items as described, good value, carefully packaged & timely shipping!Lladro Figurine "Angel Wondering" #4962 with Box (#405895911331)
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- r***a (11)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExactly what I wanted!!! I used to have this exact thing when I was a kid and had to buy me one since it got lost when moving! Now being 20 and having my own money I was beyond happy buying this! I ran into a little issues with shipping but the customer service was excellent and a few days after it was scanned in and sent here! It was packaged pretty well and came with tons of bubble wrap!! Absolutely worth the value and came as described! Thank you so much once again this is amazing!!!Power Rangers Framed Movie Poster 1994 Saban New Made In USA 16 X 20” 90s (#405819245716)