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There must be some mistake: a novel
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Published:
New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
294 pages ; 22 cm
Status:
EPL Fiction
F BARTHELME, FREDERICK
Description

"Wallace Webster lives alone in Kemah, Texas, at Forgetful Bay, a condo development where residents are passing away at an alarming rate. As he monitors events in the neighborhood, Wallace keeps in touch with his ex-wife, his grown daughter, a former coworker for whom he has much-averted eyes, and a somewhat exotic resident with whom he commences an offbeat affair that begins with his being locked in an Airstream trailer attached to the roof of her restaurant. He sifts through the curious accidents that plague his neighbors, all the while reflecting on his past and shortening future. Required to ponder his own mortality, he wonders if "settling for" something less than he aspired to is a kind of cowardice, or just good sense."--Dust jacket.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316231244, 031623124X

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"Wallace Webster lives alone in Kemah, Texas, at Forgetful Bay, a condo development where residents are passing away at an alarming rate. As he monitors events in the neighborhood, Wallace keeps in touch with his ex-wife, his grown daughter, a former coworker for whom he has much-averted eyes, and a somewhat exotic resident with whom he commences an offbeat affair that begins with his being locked in an Airstream trailer attached to the roof of her restaurant. He sifts through the curious accidents that plague his neighbors, all the while reflecting on his past and shortening future. Required to ponder his own mortality, he wonders if "settling for" something less than he aspired to is a kind of cowardice, or just good sense."--Dust jacket.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Barthelme, F. (2014). There must be some mistake: a novel. First edition. New York, NY, Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Barthelme, Frederick, 1943-. 2014. There Must Be Some Mistake: A Novel. New York, NY, Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Barthelme, Frederick, 1943-, There Must Be Some Mistake: A Novel. New York, NY, Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Barthelme, Frederick. There Must Be Some Mistake: A Novel. First edition. New York, NY, Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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