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Item specifics

Condition
Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the book cover but the book is still ...
Release Year
2004
ISBN
9780060954857
Category

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
006095485X
ISBN-13
9780060954857
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038209709

Product Key Features

Book Title
Set this House in Order : a Romance of Souls
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Psychological, Fantasy / Contemporary, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Author
Matt Ruff
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
...his matter-of-fact depiction of the relationships between different personalities is remarkable for its imaginative details., "An odyssey of transformation and trust." -- New York Times Book Review "His matter-of-fact depiction of the relationships between different personalities is remarkable for its imaginative details." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Set This House in Order brings extraordinary warmth to the chilliest of childhoods." -- O magazine "Set This House in Order is one of those rare opportunities to marvel at good writing, as the characters of Andy and Penny become substitutes for a modern day Adam and Eve in today's rapid and transparent world. A powerful and moving display of talent and charisma." -- IndyWire, Set This House in Order is one of those rare opportunities to marvel at good writing, as the characters of Andy and Penny become substitutes for a modern day Adam and Eve in today's rapid and transparent world. A powerful and moving display of talent and charisma., His matter-of-fact depiction of the relationships between different personalities is remarkable for its imaginative details.
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Synopsis
Andy Gage was born in 1965 and murdered not long after by his stepfather. . . . It was no ordinary murder. Though the torture and abuse that killed him were real, Andy Gage's death wasn't. Only his soul actually died, and when it died, it broke in pieces. Then the pieces became souls in their own right, coinheritors of Andy Gage's life. . . . While Andy deals with the outside world, more than a hundred other souls share an imaginary house inside Andy's head, struggling to maintain an orderly coexistence: Aaron, the father figure; Adam, the mischievous teenager; Jake, the frightened little boy; Aunt Sam, the artist; Seferis, the defender; and Gideon, who wants to get rid of Andy and the others and run things on his own. Andy's new coworker, Penny Driver, is also a multiple personality, a fact that Penny is only partially aware of. When several of Penny's other souls ask Andy for help, Andy reluctantly agrees, setting in motion a chain of events that threatens to destroy the stability of the house. Now Andy and Penny must work together to uncover a terrible secret that Andy has been keeping . . . from himself.

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  • e***d (292)- Feedback left by buyer.
    Past 6 months
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    Great price for this huge book. Shipping was delayed but not too unreasonable though the book could have been packed a bit better with some bubble wrap as it tore through the very thin mailer envelope. Would recommend seller to cushion heavy books better when using thin mailer envelopes to avoid the tearing and potentially loosing books. Book is as described! Satisfied with my purchase and would buy from again if packaging was more sturdy. Thank you :)
  • p***r (144)- Feedback left by buyer.
    Past 6 months
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    As described ,nice price, quickly shipped but not in a padded envelope, nor with a cardboard padding inside a regular envelope, so corners of book were free to be bumped in transit. They were not. The book looked good even with a tear at one corner of the envelope. Both the seller and the buyer were lucky.
  • s***k (128)- Feedback left by buyer.
    Past 6 months
    Verified purchase
    High quality book arrived in good condition as described. The book's appearance is satisfactory. A great value! Shipping: Seller shipped promptly. But I received an eBay message saying: USPS made a delivery attempt but were unable to proceed due to an insufficient address. Huh? Also, shipping history said book was "Held at Post Office At Customer Request." I didn't request this to be done! Next day I went to my USPS office. They fished around & found package. My address was correct. Weird.