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The Joy of Funerals: A Novel in Stories
The Joy of Funerals A Novel in Stories
Author: Alix Strauss
Begun as a Lives column in the New York Times Magazine, The Joy of Funerals is a riveting look into the disturbing lives of nine young women, each willing to take drastic measures and demonstrate extreme behavior to fill the voids created by longing and loneliness. The first eight face death differently, from Leslie, who grieves fo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312309176
ISBN-10: 0312309171
Publication Date: 5/14/2003
Pages: 288
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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very dark, but extremely humorous, the women in these short stories, all of which are cleverly tied together. graveyard humor, yes, but quite entertaining and off-beat.
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