Maybe: A Story
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Book Overview
1980 stated first edition 1st printing trade paperback as shown. Tight spine, clear crisp pages, no writing, no tears, no spine creases, light cornerwear, light soiling on bottom page edge, smokefree. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0316355097
ISBN13:9780316355094
Release Date:January 1982
Publisher:Little Brown and Company
Length:106 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
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A Friendship Based on Lies and Fantasies
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
As usual, Hellman's deceptively simple language evokes a depth of feeling and a mystical communion with her being and with those she writes about. This book is about a woman named Sarah. She is as elusive as she is interesting. Her life is interesting and evocative but much of it consists of lies and the reader, as well as the author, is never sure what is truth and what is fiction. Some of her fantasies are so convoluted that it is difficult to even make sense of them. At one point, Hellman hired private detectives to check up on Sarah's stories. I love the easy way that Hellman talks about her partner, Dashiell Hammett. The scenes of Hammett out cold with the pianist serenading Lillian and Sarah with Berlin and Gershwin bring back a smile to me. If you are a fan of Lillian Hellman, this is a gem of a book that is often overlooked. I highly recommend it.
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