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A gate at the stairs
Authors:
Lorrie Moore
Material type:
Books
Language:
English
Publisher:
Year:
2009
ISBN:
9780375409288
0375409289
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Rating:
4 out of 5: They liked it
Number of copies the library owns or has ordered:
2
Location
Collection
Call#
Status
Due
Main Library
Adult Fiction
AF MOORE, L.
Checked In
Main Library
Adult Fiction
AF MOORE, L.
Checked In
Summary
Fiction & Biography
Other Covers
Summary
Set just after the events of September 2001, Moore's deft, lyrical novel brings readers up against the heart of racism, the shock of war, and the carelessness perpetrated against others in the name of love.
Fiction & Biography
Topics:
College students
Small town life
Nannies
Restaurateurs
Adopted children
Adoption
Family relationships
Life changes
Motherhood
Prejudice
Racism
Birth parents
Secrets
Locations:
Wisconsin
Midwest (U.S.)
Timeframes:
2000s
21st century
Genres:
Fiction
Coming of age
Character Traits:
Married
Adoptive Mother
Characters:
Keltjin, Tassie
Brink, Sarah
Professions:
College student
Nanny
Restaurateur