About the book
In her first collection of stories and pieces, Harriet Doerr explores the magical power of memory and brings us a wealth of unforgettable characters: eccentric eighty-two-year-old Great-Aunt Alice, who, empowered by a lucid memory, lived out her final, physically debilitated years with grace; Edie, who arrives in California from England to bring sanity and peace to a house with five half-orphaned children and a despairing widower; Paco, eight years old, and Gloria, eleven, children caught between the longing and pleasures of childhood and the harsh mature realities of their meager circumstances in a Mexican village. These and other characters are captured in the web of life with a startling sensitivity that will touch the reader at every turn.
“Strikingly pure and radiant.”—The New York Times Book Review
Editions of The Tiger in the Grass
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140251487
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9780670864713
- EBook
- ISBN 9781440674310
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In her first collection of stories and pieces, Harriet Doerr explores the magical power of memory and brings us a wealth of unforgettable characters: eccentric eighty-two-year-old Great-Aunt Alice, who, empowered by a lucid memory, lived out her final, physically debilitated years with grace; Edie, who arrives in California from England to bring sanity and peace to a house with five half-orphaned children and a despairing widower; Paco, eight years old, and Gloria, eleven, children caught between the longing and pleasures of childhood and the harsh mature realities of their meager circumstances in a Mexican village. These and other characters are captured in the web of life with a startling sensitivity that will touch the reader at every turn.
“Strikingly pure and radiant.”—The New York Times Book Review
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Tiger in the Grass about?
In her first collection of stories and pieces, Harriet Doerr explores the magical power of memory and brings us a wealth of unforgettable characters: eccentric eighty-two-year-old Great-Aunt Alice, who, empowered by a lucid memory, lived out her final, physically debilitated years with grace; Edie, who arrives in California from England to bring sanity and peace to a house with five half-orphaned children and a despairing widower; Paco, eight years old, and Gloria, eleven, children caught between the longing and pleasures of childhood and the harsh mature realities of their meager circumstances in a Mexican village. These and other characters are captured in the web of life with a startling sensitivity that will touch the reader at every turn.
“Strikingly pure and radiant.”—The New York Times Book Review
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Tiger in the Grass?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of The Tiger in the Grass?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Tiger in the Grass?
Harriet Doerr
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Tiger in the Grass is available as paperback(ISBN 9780140251487) and altformat(ISBN 9780670864713) and ebook(ISBN 9781440674310)
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