NY, Knopf, 1994. A collection of short stories, many of them related in some way to the death of the author's mother. Inscribed by the author to Edward Hoagland: "For Ted/ fellow '54er and traveller on the road of prose/ warm regards, John." Both Updike and Hoagland graduated from Harvard in 1954. Updike famously called Hoagland "the best essayist of my generation." A nice association copy. One spot to the top stain, else fine in a very near fine, spine-sunned dust jacket. [#033495] SOLD