Crimson ramblers of the world, farewell

By Jessamyn West

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0151230862
• ISBN13: 9780151230860
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Jessamyn West by Jessamyn West: I liked it!

For a book that's almost 30 years old, Jessamyn West's collection of short stories is still relevant, amusing and inspiring today. I became interested in Ms. West when my parents saw fit to saddle me with the name of someone already famous in her own right and when I got over the adulation I received by English teachers and began exploring her fiction I found her to be the forthright feminist author I had always been looking for. This book contains many stories including one about a birdwatcher who gets devoured by buzzards, a woman living in a TB ward and, my personal favorite, The Condemned Librarian. Despite these often depressing topics, West's characters have a sense of personal dignity that brings them through the oddest and most difficult situations. Readable, interesting and compelling. Read this book!