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Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Fiction |
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Call Number:
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F |
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Author:
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Baume, Sara |
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Title:
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Spill Simmer Falter Wither |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"A debut novel already praised as "unbearably poignant and beautifully told" (Eimear McBride) this captivating story follows -- over the course of four seasons -- a misfit man who adopts a misfit dog. It is springtime, and two outcasts -- a man ignored, even shunned by his village, and the one-eyed dog he takes into his quiet, tightly shuttered life -- find each other, by accident or fate, and forge an unlikely connection. As their friendship grows, their small, seaside town suddenly takes note of them, falsely perceiving menace where there is only mishap; the unlikely duo must take to the road. Gorgeously written in poetic and mesmerizing prose, Spill Simmer Falter Wither has already garnered wild support in its native Ireland, where the Irish Times pointed to Baume's "astonishing power with language" and praised it as "a novel bursting with brio, braggadocio and bite." It is also a moving depiction of how -- over the four seasons echoed in the title -- a relationship between fellow damaged creatures can bring them both comfort. One of those rare stories that utterly, completely imagines its way into a life most of us would never see, it transforms us not only in our understanding of the world, but also of ourselves. "-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780544716193 (hardcover) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780544716223 (ebook) |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Classification number:
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PR6102.A86 |
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Item number:
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S65 2016 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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823/.92 |
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Source of number:
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bisacsh |
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Classification number:
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FIC019000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC000000 |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Sara Baume. |
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Edition statement:
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First U.S. edition |
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Place of publication:
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New York, N.Y. |
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Name of publisher:
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
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Date of publication:
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2015 |
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Projected publication date:
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1111 |
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Boston : |
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, |
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2016. |
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Ã2015 |
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Extent:
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274 Pages |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B & T 4/20/2016 |
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Purchase price:
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$23.00 |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Subject:
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Human-animal relationships |
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Subject:
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Dog owners |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Literary. |
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Subject:
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FICTION / General |
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Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
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Form subdivision:
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Fiction. |
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Acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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policy default |
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xn05 2016-03-09 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. |
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xk15 2015-10-19 (telework) |
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xk15 2015-10-19 ONIX (telework) to CIP |
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John Abbott; phone: 617-351-1289; email: john.abbott@hmhco.com; bc: Margaret.Anne.Miles@hmhco.com |