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The birdcatcher / Gayl Jones.

Jones, Gayl, (author.).

Summary:

"Set primarily on the island of Ibiza, the story is narrated by the writer Amanda Wordlaw, whose closest friend, a gifted sculptor named Catherine Shuger, is repeatedly institutionalized for trying to kill a husband who never leaves her. The three form a quirky triangle on the white-washed island"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780807029947 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 207 pages ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2022]
Subject: African American women > Spain > Ibiza Island > Fiction.
Attempted murder > Fiction.
Authors > Fiction.
Inmates of institutions > Fiction.
Interracial dating > Fiction.
Islands > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Sculptors > Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction.
Ibiza Island (Spain) > Fiction.
Genre: Novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch FIC Jones 31681010292373 FICTION Available -

Gayl Jones was born in Kentucky in 1949. She attended Connecticut College and Brown University, and has taught at Wellesley College and the University of Michigan. Her landmark books include Corregidora, Eva’s Man, The Healing (a National Book Award finalist and New York Times Notable Book of the Year), Palmares (a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction), and most recently, The Birdcatcher (National Book Award finalist).


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