Alther, Lisa

Kinflicks : a novel by Lisa Alther( Book )
66 editions published between 1975 and 2010 in 12 languages and held by 1,473 libraries worldwide
In Kinflicks, Lisa Alther reels through the ups and downs of Ginny Babcock's coming of age in Hullsport, Tennessee, during the 1950s and 1960s. Ginny bounces from one identity to another, adopting the values, politics, lifestyle, even the sexual orientation of each new partner. Alther explores the limited roles offered to women in the 1960s-- from cheerleader to motorcycle moll, bulldyke to madonna-- each embodying important truths about the aspirations of the culture that created them.

Original sins by Lisa Alther( Book )
43 editions published between 1981 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 1,183 libraries worldwide
Five friends-- Sally, Emily, Jed, Raymond, and Donny-- spend their Tennessee childhoods trading dreams in the branches of the Castle Tree. As children of the 1950s, they are filled with wild ambitions and determined to live gaudy, glamorous lives. The ties that bind them begin to dissolve when they become teenagers, yet the story continues-- and each of these old friends travels in a direction that he or she could have never anticipated.

Other women by Lisa Alther( Book )
46 editions published between 1984 and 1996 in 11 languages and held by 1,142 libraries worldwide
Thirty-five-year-old Caroline Kelley finds herself in a new relationship with Dr. Hannah Burke, her therapist.

Bedrock by Lisa Alther( Book )
23 editions published between 1990 and 1996 in 5 languages and held by 1,089 libraries worldwide
En kvindelig fotograf, der er træt af sin New York-tilværelse, bosætter sig i en lille landsby i Vermont, men dette sætter forholdet til en nær veninde på en hård prøve.

Five minutes in heaven by Lisa Alther( Book )
23 editions published between 1995 and 1998 in 6 languages and held by 910 libraries worldwide
The making of a lesbian. Early on, Jude decides she doesn't want to be a girl so as not have to die in childbirth like her mother. She enters into an erotic relationship with another girl, later has an affair with a homosexual, later still with a married woman in Paris. By the time Jude returns to New York, her sexuality is fully established.

Kinfolks : falling off the family tree : the search for my Melungeon ancestors by Lisa Alther( Book )
10 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and held by 656 libraries worldwide
The author looks for her father's family in Virginia. They may have belonged to a mysterious group known as the Melungeons.

A good man is hard to find : & other stories by Flannery O'Connor( Book )
3 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 49 libraries worldwide

A good man is hard to find : stories by Flannery O'Connor( Book )
2 editions published between 1980 and 1995 in English and held by 41 libraries worldwide

Non-chemical pest & disease control for the home orchard by Lisa Alther( Book )
1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 13 libraries worldwide

Schlechter als morgen, besser als gestern : Roman by Lisa Alther( Book )
8 editions published between 1987 and 1995 in German and held by 11 libraries worldwide