A wooded shore and other stories

"In these nine peerless stories, a family boating trip veers into emotional disaster while very narrowly avoiding the physical; A would-be cheater hands over his car--his prized possession--for a shot with a pretty girl; A furniture magnate and his filmmaker daughter visit his impoverished hometown;...

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Main Author: McGuane, Thomas (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.
Edition:First hardcover edition.
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505 0 |a Wide spot -- Balloons -- Retail -- Slant six -- Thataway -- Not here you don't -- Crazy about a mercury -- Take half, leave half -- a wooded shore. 
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