Object Lessons

Anna Quindlen

first published 1991 Random House, 1991 262 pages

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It is the 1960s, in suburban New York City. Maggie and her family, are in the thrall of her powerful grandfather Jack Scanlan. In the summer of her twelfth year, Maggie is despertately trying to master the object lessons her grandfather fills her head with. But there is too much going on to concentrate. Everything at home is in upheaval, her grandfather is changing, and Maggie is unsure if what she wants is worth hav...

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Object lessons edition · 2003 · Ballantine Books · 262 pages
Object Lessons paperback · 1998 · Ivy Books · 9780804197274
Object Lessons paperback · 1996 · Arrow Books Ltd · 262 pages · 9780099550211
Object lessons edition · 1991 · Random House · 262 pages
Object lessons edition · 1991 · Thorndike Press · 431 pages

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