Shifting from mundane normalcy to unmitigated horror in barely perceptible degrees, the two tales presented here--Bud and Sis and Be My Guest--are unsettling, scary, and truly astonishing. "Rachel Ingalls is more than a master storyteller: She is also a superb artist".--Los Angeles Times.
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Shifting from mundane normalcy to unmitigated horror in barely perceptible degrees, the two tales presented here--Bud and Sis and Be My Guest--are unsettling, scary, and truly astonishing. "Rachel Ingalls is more than a master storyteller: She is also a superb artist".--Los Angeles Times.
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Add this copy of Be My Guest to cart. $6.65, good condition, Sold by ZBK Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Woodland Park, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Random House, Inc.
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Used book in very good and clean conditions. Minor cosmetic defects may be present. Pages and cover intact. May include library marks notes marks and highlighting. Fast Shipping.
Add this copy of Be My Guest to cart. $7.64, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Random House, Inc.
Add this copy of Be My Guest to cart. $7.67, good condition, Sold by Solr Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Skokie, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Turtle Bay Books .
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Good. We flipped through this book and didn't notice any notes or underlines. The dust jacket shows normal wear and tear. This is a hardcover copy Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
Add this copy of Be My Guest: Two Novellas to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by ZENO'S rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Turtle Bay Books .
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New York. 1992. June 1992. Turtle Bay Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0679413006. 239 pages. hardcover. Jacket photo by Arthur Tress. Jacket design by /Susan Mitchell. keywords: Literature America Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER-The two novellas in this eighth book from Ingalls ( Mrs. Caliban, The Pearlkillers ) per usual style? depend less on outright fantasy than her previous works do, though her maverick imagination has supplied an intriguing premise for each of them. Be My Guest seems odd to call it title story when there are only two stories in book concerns a rather bland young woman, Sandra, who impulsively decides to marry a man with a spooky, eccentric son. Though Ingalls establishes Sandra as a closet romantic who is waiting for life to fulfill her dreams, she does not convince the reader that Sandra would let herself be swept precipitously into marriage even after discovering that her fiance was accused of killing his first wife. Sis and Bud chronicles the sibling protagonists' emotional trauma when they learn they were adopted. Alma and Bruce eventually seek out or ‘seek out' their natural parents, but Bud's obsession with exacting revenge on the mother who abandoned him leads to an unconvincingly melodramatic denouement. Though carefully contructed and well thought-out, the stories are essentially inert. The characters' aberrant behavior is suitably explained, but not conveyed with the rising tension that Joyce Carol Oates, for example, brings to her works of psychological suspense. And the ambiguous endings of both tales are less provocatively teasing than frustrating. -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. inventory #16589.
Add this copy of Be My Guest to cart. $13.95, very good condition, Sold by Fleur Fine Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Port Neches, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Turtle Bay Books .
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Random House, NY, 1982. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Former owners signature on front free end paper. 1992. HARDCOVER.
Add this copy of Be My Guest, Two Novellas to cart. $14.00, like new condition, Sold by Enterprise Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Turtle Bay Books/ Random House.
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As New in As New dust jacket. 0679413006. Book and DJ As New. No names or ANY markings. DJ with very minor rub to REAR else New, not price clipped ($20)
Add this copy of Be My Guest: Two Novellas to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Ash Grove Heirloom Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pueblo, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Random House Inc.
Add this copy of Be My Guest (Advance Uncorrected Proof) to cart. $25.00, like new condition, Sold by Brenner's Collectable Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manasquan, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Random House / Turtle Bay.
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Fine. 8vo., Wraps 235pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, Uncorrected Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. Review letter laid in. Contains two novellas; Sis and Bud and Be My Guest A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
Add this copy of Be My Guest (Review Copy) to cart. $35.00, like new condition, Sold by Brenner's Collectable Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manasquan, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Random House / Turtle Bay.
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Very Fine in Very Fine jacket. 8vo., 238pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with number sequence to "2" as called for by Random House. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over gray cloth covered boards with titles in silver on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($20.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or creases. Contains two novellas; Sis and Bud and Be My Guest Publisher's review slip and promotional post card laid in. A gorgeous collectable copy.
Add this copy of Be My Guest to cart. $36.75, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Random House, Inc.