Family Resemblances
Karen Moss--fifteen and a half, recovering from her first real crush on a boy--is sent to spend the summer with her Aunt Augusta, a beautiful, thirty-five-year-old insomniac who keeps the windows of her old Buick closed so that people will think it's air-conditioned. During the summer Karen...
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Karen Moss--fifteen and a half, recovering from her first real crush on a boy--is sent to spend the summer with her Aunt Augusta, a beautiful, thirty-five-year-old insomniac who keeps the windows of her old Buick closed so that people will think it's air-conditioned. During the summer Karen leanrs many things--how to drive a car, how to drink wine, the appeal of baseball a
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780394755281 (0394755286)
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 264
Edition language: English
One of those books I picked up completely on a whim, 'Family Resemblences' seems just about forgotten. On doing a bit of "research" (read: Googling), I found that Pei has kept a low profile since the mid to late 80s, publishing little through official channels, though a great deal is available on hi...