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A five-year-old, his photographer mother, and his prepetually unlucky, philandering father populate this novel about the trials and rewards of both being and raising a child.
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4 editions- Hardcover · English · 1989Random House · 230 pages · 9780394569871
- Other · English · 1991Vintage · 230 pages · 9780099801702
- Other · English · 1990Cape · 230 pages · 9780224028929
- Other · English · 1990Vintage Books · 230 pages · 9780679731948
City and town lifeFictionFiction, generalNew york (n.y.), fictionfamiliesman-woman relationships