Home Is The Sailor And The Best Of Intentions
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Binding tight. Usual aging. Good copy
Nancy Phelan's collected fiction presents two novellas — Home Is the Sailor and The Best of Intentions — that together showcase her sharp, observational wit and her gift for capturing the quiet tensions of human relationships. Home Is the Sailor chronicles the misadventures of a woman navigating the social and emotional upheavals of life aboard a sailing voyage, while The Best of Intentions illustrates the subtle ways in which well-meaning people can unravel the lives of those around them. Phelan writes with a dry, incisive humor that is distinctly Australian in sensibility, grounding her characters in recognizable domestic and social worlds while exposing the absurdities lurking beneath polite surfaces. Her prose is elegant and precise, drawing readers into intimate portraits of women whose inner lives are far richer and more turbulent than their circumstances suggest. Together, these two works stand as a testament to Phelan's underappreciated mastery of the comic novella form.
Author: Nancy Phelan
Format: Hardback
Published: 1987, Hyland House
Genre: Biography
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Binding tight. Usual aging. Good copy
Nancy Phelan's collected fiction presents two novellas — Home Is the Sailor and The Best of Intentions — that together showcase her sharp, observational wit and her gift for capturing the quiet tensions of human relationships. Home Is the Sailor chronicles the misadventures of a woman navigating the social and emotional upheavals of life aboard a sailing voyage, while The Best of Intentions illustrates the subtle ways in which well-meaning people can unravel the lives of those around them. Phelan writes with a dry, incisive humor that is distinctly Australian in sensibility, grounding her characters in recognizable domestic and social worlds while exposing the absurdities lurking beneath polite surfaces. Her prose is elegant and precise, drawing readers into intimate portraits of women whose inner lives are far richer and more turbulent than their circumstances suggest. Together, these two works stand as a testament to Phelan's underappreciated mastery of the comic novella form.