3710657

9780380801206

Plumage

Plumage
$98.37
$3.95 Shipping
  • Condition: New
  • Provider: gridfreed Contact
  • Provider Rating:
    66%
  • Ships From: San Diego, CA
  • Shipping: Standard
  • Comments: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

seal  

Ask the provider about this item.

Most renters respond to questions in 48 hours or less.
The response will be emailed to you.
Cancel
  • ISBN-13: 9780380801206
  • ISBN: 0380801205
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

AUTHOR

Springer, Nancy

SUMMARY

Nancy Springer has written a poignant, funny, achingly beautiful novel of a woman's reawakening, startlingly original and suffused with magic-a timely fable wit gorgeous multicolored feathers that soars proud and high."When she was young, he had meant it kindly. Back when they were first married. Later, as she got older and gravity took hold, he had said it far less kindly. She was turning into a bird, he said disgustedly. Like her mother. That was why he had left her.If Sassy Hummel were indeed as "sassy" as her name, perhaps she would have been better prepared to cope with the abrupt downward turn her life had taken. Dumped for a younger, skinnier trophy wife by husband Frederick after twenty-seven years of devoted marital servitude, she has been forced to accept the only job marriage prepared her for: that of a menial in the gloriously upscale Sylvan Tower Hotel. Though generally exhausting and demeaning, working as a maid has a few small advantages-most important, her newfound friendship with Racquel, the outspoken, no-nonsense proprietor of PLUMAGE, the hotel's pricey, feathertherned boutique. Other than that, though, there is little joy to be found in endless carpet vacuuming and the cleaning of countless toilets.But then a tiny bird inexplicably appears in the opulent six-tiered Sylvan Tower lobby. And once it sets its sights on Sassy, unusual things begin to happen. Suddenly the image her mirror reflects back is not one of a duSpringer, Nancy is the author of 'Plumage' with ISBN 9780380801206 and ISBN 0380801205.

[read more]

Questions about purchases?

You can find lots of answers to common customer questions in our FAQs

View a detailed breakdown of our shipping prices

Learn about our return policy

Still need help? Feel free to contact us

View college textbooks by subject
and top textbooks for college

The ValoreBooks Guarantee

The ValoreBooks Guarantee

With our dedicated customer support team, you can rest easy knowing that we're doing everything we can to save you time, money, and stress.