The dancing chicken: A novel Tapa dura - 1987

Methuen, Toronto. Used - Good. Bargain book!

First edition, first printing. 216 p. Red-orange hardcover with 1/4 cloth binding and red lettering to spine. Book shows some edgewear/bumping (see photos) but is internally Fine. The dust jacket also has edgewear, including a small tear, but is otherwise Near Fine and housed in a removable protective sleeve. Please see photos.From the dust jacket: Susan Musgrave is one of Canada's foremost poets whose work has been described as mesmerizing, startling and brilliant. When her first novel, The Charcoal Burners, was published in 1980, critics compared it favourably to works of Margaret Atwood, Marian Engel and Leonard Cohen. THE DANCING CHICKEN represents yet another departure for this daring writer. It casts a satiric eye on the alliances and misalliances of small-town institutions and families, specifically the Holmes family. Cod Holmes, who considers himself unhappily married to Nora, is on the verge of falling in love with Ursula, who is slightly mad. He is also spectacularly unfaithful with nurse… Leer más

Toronto, ON, Canada: Methuen, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A satiric story of a small town family.

Toronto: Methuen & Co., 1987 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. Signed by Ms. Musgrave on the title page. Fine/Fine.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Methuen Publications, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. With Minor Wear/Tear To Dust Jacket.. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ The Dancing Chicken represents yet another departure for this daring writer. It casts a satiric eye on the alliances and misalliances of small-town institutions and families, specifically the Holmes family. Cod Holmes, who considers himself unhappily married to Nora, is on the verge of falling in love with Ursula, who is slightly mad. He is also spectacularly unfaithful with nurse Trout while visiting his daughter Brandy in the hospital. Brandy and her lover have been shot down by the leader of a rival motorcycle gang, who takes refuge in the woodshed of Cod's mother Miriam. Miriam believes him to be the resurrection of her long-dead husband Dodder. And so the family engages in the universal dance of sex and death in this mordantly funny new novel by one of our most imaginative writers. Leer más

Methuen, 1987. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Methuen, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Methuen, 1987-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 1987 Canadian 1st printing, clean & tight, price intact on Like New dustjacket- in new Mylar with only slight shelfwear, no markings found, not a remainder, light tanning to edges of textblock, a nice copy.

Methuen, 1987, First edition, Fine Hardcover / Fine Dustjacket, 216 pages, 6.25" x 9.5". Inscribed by author on title page.

Methuen, 1987. Hardcover. Good.