Penguin Books, 1989, Softcover, Book Condition: Very Good, First Paperback

Colour illustrated card cover with white and pale yellow coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the backstrip. Black and white photographs of author to the rear book panel. 12 stories about "... craving for love and companionship, security and the approval of others. The people in these stories seem to find unusual ways of coping with the absurdities and constraints of modern life. But perhaps there solutions are not so strange." -- from the rear panel blurb. Creasing to the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Foxing spots to the top textblock edge and to the first few pages of the book. Previous owner's name to the top edge of the half title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 94, [2] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Britain; ISBN: 0140121323. ISBN/EAN: 9780140121322. Inventory No: 0119127.