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Adams, Alice 1926-1999
Most widely held works about
Alice Adams
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Alice Adams interview with Kay Bonetti by Alice Adams(
Sound Recording
)
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Short story criticism : excerpts from criticism of the works of short fiction writers. Volume 24(
Book
)
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Alice (Boyd) Adams : (1926-1999) Biographies, Criticism, Journal articles, Work overviews(
file
)
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Alice Adams by Alice Adams(
Sound Recording
)
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Lost cat : a short story by Alice Adams(
Book
)
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Papers: Series I-III, 1908-1985 (inclusive) by Barbara Deming(
Book
)
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Alice Boyd Adams : (1926-1999) Biographies, Journal articles(
file
)
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Contemporary authors. New revision series, volume 53 : a bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields(
Book
)
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Adams, Alice(
Book
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Papers, 1976-1996 by Harriet Doerr(
mixd
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Papers, 1956-1990 by Joyce Carol Oates(
mixd
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Papers, 1950-1989 by Chandler Brossard(
mixd
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Papers, ca. 1937-1982 by Mark Harris(
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Most widely held works by
Alice Adams
Superior women by Alice Adams (
Book
)
30
editions published
between
1984
and
1998
in
8
languages
and held by
2,110
libraries
worldwide
Follows the lives of five women, from their first meeting during freshman orientation week at Radcliffe in 1943 until 1983.
Caroline's daughters by Alice Adams (
Book
)
15
editions published
between
1991
and
1999
in
4
languages
and held by
1,754
libraries
worldwide
An incisive portrait of the interconnected lives of thrice-married Caroline Carter and her five very different daughters--Sage, Liza, Fiona, Jill, and Portia--is set against the colorful backdrop of San Francisco.
Second chances : a novel by Alice Adams (
Book
)
15
editions published
between
1988
and
1999
in
3
languages
and held by
1,590
libraries
worldwide
"A Borzoi book." A group of men and women, look into the past for understanding and to the future for second chances as they grow older.
A southern exposure : a novel by Alice Adams (
Book
)
12
editions published
between
1995
and
1996
in
English
and held by
1,504
libraries
worldwide
In the 1930s, a Connecticut couple moves to a small North Carolina town and discovers a new world. A portrait of the South before the civil rights movement, when to discriminate by race, creed and gender was perfectly normal.
After the war : a novel by Alice Adams (
Book
)
7
editions published
between
2000
and
2001
in
English
and held by
1,431
libraries
worldwide
Transplanted Northerners Cynthia and Harry Baird face the changes brought by World War II and the growing anti-Semitism and racism in their adopted home of Pinehill, North Carolina.
Almost perfect : a novel by Alice Adams (
Book
)
12
editions published
between
1993
and
1998
in
English and Danish
and held by
1,431
libraries
worldwide
A couple is torn apart as the man sinks into madness.
Medicine men : a novel by Alice Adams (
Book
)
8
editions published
between
1997
and
2000
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,305
libraries
worldwide
The trials of a woman with cancer. The doctors she sees attribute her fatigue and headaches to everything but cancer until, finally, one of them discovers a tumor. Which is how she falls into the clutches of Dr. Mark Jacobs whose treatment is accompanied by bullying and proposals of marriage. Now in addition to cancer, she has him giving her headaches.
The stories of Alice Adams by Alice Adams (
Book
)
6
editions published
between
2002
and
2003
in
English
and held by
1,233
libraries
worldwide
A collection of fifty-three short stories reveals the author's evocative explorations into the mysteries of human relationships in "Verlie I Say Unto You," "Berkeley House," "Greyhound People," and other notable works.
Return trips : stories by Alice Adams (
Book
)
7
editions published
between
1985
and
1986
in
English
and held by
1,122
libraries
worldwide
After you've gone : stories by Alice Adams (
Book
)
5
editions published
between
1989
and
1990
in
English
and held by
1,011
libraries
worldwide
The last lovely city : stories by Alice Adams (
Book
)
7
editions published
between
1999
and
2000
in
English
and held by
933
libraries
worldwide
Stories about love in middle age. The story, Old Love Affairs, is a triangle in which a man pursues a woman who pursues another man, His Women is on a man whose women are inevitably unfaithful, while The Islands is a romance which goes sour when a woman discovers the man's true feelings for cats.
Beautiful girl : stories by Alice Adams (
Book
)
8
editions published
between
1978
and
1988
in
English
and held by
927
libraries
worldwide
Rich rewards by Alice Adams (
Book
)
5
editions published
between
1980
and
1990
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
879
libraries
worldwide
Daphne Matthiessen flees to San Francisco from a bad love affair in Boston, and finds herself moving toward regaining a lost love.
Listening to Billie by Alice Adams (
Book
)
9
editions published
between
1977
and
1991
in
English
and held by
826
libraries
worldwide
To see you again : stories by Alice Adams (
Book
)
5
editions published
between
1982
and
1983
in
English
and held by
794
libraries
worldwide
Families and survivors by Alice Adams (
Book
)
12
editions published
between
1974
and
1991
in
English
and held by
792
libraries
worldwide
The best American short stories, 1991(
Book
)
3
editions published
between
1991
and
1993
in
English
and held by
487
libraries
worldwide
Selected from American and Canadian magazines, this collection includes stories by Alice Munro, Joyce Carol Oates and John Updike.
Mexico : some travels and some travelers there by Alice Adams (
Book
)
7
editions published
between
1990
and
1992
in
English
and held by
471
libraries
worldwide
Careless love by Alice Adams (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1966
and
1989
in
English
and held by
92
libraries
worldwide
Mexico by Alice Adams (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
1990
and
1993
in
English
and held by
52
libraries
worldwide
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fewer 
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Associated Subjects
Adams, Alice,--1926-1999 American fiction Authors, American Bibliography Brain--Diseases--Patients California California--San Francisco City and town life Criticism, interpretation, etc. Depressions Domestic fiction Families Fiction Fiction Friendship Girls Historical fiction Interviews Large type books Literature Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Married people McCarthy, Mary,--1912-1989 Mentally ill Mexico Mothers and daughters New Englanders North Carolina Physician and patient Prejudices Psychological fiction Ross, Sinclair Short stories Short stories, American Short stories, English Short story--Study and teaching (Higher) Short story--Study and teaching (Secondary) Sisters Southern States Travel United States Widows Widows--Psychology Women Women's rights Women college students Women journalists Women--Social life and customs World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Adams, Alice Boyd. Adams, Alice Boyd, 1926-1999 Linenthal, Alice Boyd Adams, 1926-1999
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