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Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry is the work of a n unparalleled young storyteller who possesses a rare insight and unconventional wisdom far beyond her years. Her stories will steal your heart.
HarperCollins
October 1997
224 pages
ISBN: 0380730790
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Elizabeth McCracken's first novel, The Giant's House-
-a finalist for the 1996 National Book Award--was widely
praised for its heart, its humor, and its poetic yet
unsentimental voice. Like her extraordinary novel,
McCracken's stories are a delightful blend of eccentricity
and romanticism. In the title story, a young man and his
wife are intrigued and amused when a peculiar unknown aunt
announces a surprise visit--only the old woman can't be
traced on the family tree. In "What We Know About the Lost
Aztec Children," the "normal" middle-class son of a former
circus performer (the Armless Woman) must suddenly confront
his mother's pain. In "It's Bad Luck to Die," a young woman
discovers that her husband's loving creations--he's a
tattoo artist--make her feel at home in her skin for the
first time. Daring, offbeat, and utterly unforgettable,
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