In the powerful poems of her fifth collection, Heather Ross Miller reveals the traps in daily life, especially those set for the innocent and the cautious - poisoned tap water, a date turned to rape, oppressive domesticity. One poem deals with the brutality of butterfly collecting and ends with a woman caught in a net, unable to breathe. In another, man-eating plants catch and devour those who pass too close. Some of the victims in Friends and Assassins contemplate the pleasures of revenge, some go beyond contemplation, but ...
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In the powerful poems of her fifth collection, Heather Ross Miller reveals the traps in daily life, especially those set for the innocent and the cautious - poisoned tap water, a date turned to rape, oppressive domesticity. One poem deals with the brutality of butterfly collecting and ends with a woman caught in a net, unable to breathe. In another, man-eating plants catch and devour those who pass too close. Some of the victims in Friends and Assassins contemplate the pleasures of revenge, some go beyond contemplation, but all of them gain strength by confronting the truth. With deceptively simple language and moments of wry humor, Miller sketches the dimensions of danger around us all.
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Add this copy of Friends and Assassins: Poems to cart. $3.25, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Univ of Missouri Pr.
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Add this copy of Friends and Assassins to cart. $8.00, good condition, Sold by Row by Row Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sugar Grove, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by University of Missouri Press.
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Good. No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Author(s) Signed. A Good copy of this paperback poetry collection. Tan splash-stain at the top edge and upper foredge, intruding into the margin of later pages, with no paper adhesion. Nicely inscribed and signed by the author (as "Heather") at the front endpaper in the year of publication, signed in full at the title page, and with a clipped newspaper review of the book laid in. A reading copy, but uncommon signed.
Add this copy of Friends and Assassins: Poems to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by BARRY'S BARGAIN BIN rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ISLIP TERRACE, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by University of Missouri Press.
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Very good; Collectible. This is the hardcover stated Missouri First Edition from 1993. Other than a clipped back cardholder flyleaf (ex lib), both the photo cover and the book are in very good condition. There are no rips, tears, etc. ---and the pages and binding are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe.
Add this copy of Friends and Assassins. (Autographed) to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Black Swan Books, Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lexington, KY, UNITED STATES, published by University of Missouri Press.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Presentation copy: "For Jane-an old friendly face-Heather-another old friendly face-May 2006." (signed to Kentucky poet laureate Jane Gentry Vance). The author has also signed her name on the title page. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Near fine condition in near fine dust jacket. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984.; 8vo.; 55 pages; Signed by Author.
