Ornithologist's Guide to Life: Stories (Revised)

by Ann Hood

Book Overview

Looking at her characters as if through a pair of binoculars, Ann Hood captures the extraordinary in the ordinary. A pregnant woman left by her husband cooks obsessively to cope with her loss, but never tastes a morsel. In an attempt to stay sober, a young alcoholic seduces her priest and embarks on a tour of caverns with him. An adolescent girl picks up bird-watching as a hobby and, in her newfound habit of observing others, discovers a budding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393327043
• ISBN13: 9780393327045
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"