A cure for dreams

Kaye Gibbons

first published 1991 Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1991 170 pages

G.K. Hall large print book series

Like her first two award-winning novels (Ellen Foster and A Virtuous Woman), A Cure for Dreams is set in the rural and small-town South and draws richly upon the author's ear for comic turns of phrase and her sure grasp of the humor, pathos, and dignity of supposedly "ordinary" people. The determination of the women of the story to assert themselves in confining, dependent situations makes for uplifting, enjoyable re...

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Cure for Dreams hardcover · 1994 · Random House Value Publishing · 9780517114506
A cure for dreams edition · 1992 · G.K. Hall · 125 pages
Cure for Dreams edition · 1992 · Tandem Library · 9781417670598
A cure for dreams edition · 1992 · Vintage Books · 170 pages
A cure for dreams edition · 1991 · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill · 170 pages

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