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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination, or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 1991 by Mary Gaitskill

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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 90023232

ISBN-13: 978-0-684-84312-4 (Pbk)
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Excerpt from Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov, copyright 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, © 1967 by Vladimir Nabokov. Reprinted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

“Reach Out in the Darkness” words and music by Jim Post. Copyright © 1967 Lowery Music Co., Inc. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

“Love Is All Around” written by Reg Presley. Copyright © 1967 Dick James Music Limited. All rights for the United States and Canada controlled by Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (3500 West Olive Avenue, Suite 200, Burbank, CA 91505). International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

“Happiness Runs” by Donovan Leitch. Copyright © 1968 Donovan (Music) Ltd. Sole Selling Agent: Peer International Corporation. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

“Straight Up” by Elliot Wolff. Copyright © 1988 Virgin Music, Inc., and Elliot Wolff Music. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.