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Dear Mr. You
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Published:
New York : Scribner, 2015.
Physical Desc:
228 pages ; 22 cm
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Carmichael
791.43028 P242 2015
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791.43028 P242 2015
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791.43028 P242 2015
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"A wonderfully unconventional literary debut from the award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker. An extraordinary literary work, Dear Mr. You renders the singular arc of a woman's life through letters Mary-Louise Parker composes to the men, real and hypothetical, who have informed the person she is today. Beginning with the grandfather she never knew, the letters range from a missive to the beloved priest from her childhood to remembrances of former lovers to an homage to a firefighter she encountered to a heartfelt communication with the uncle of the infant daughter she adopted. Readers will be amazed by the depth and style of these letters, which reveal the complexity and power to be found in relationships both loving and fraught"--

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First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781501107832, 9781501107849

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"A wonderfully unconventional literary debut from the award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker. An extraordinary literary work, Dear Mr. You renders the singular arc of a woman's life through letters Mary-Louise Parker composes to the men, real and hypothetical, who have informed the person she is today. Beginning with the grandfather she never knew, the letters range from a missive to the beloved priest from her childhood to remembrances of former lovers to an homage to a firefighter she encountered to a heartfelt communication with the uncle of the infant daughter she adopted. Readers will be amazed by the depth and style of these letters, which reveal the complexity and power to be found in relationships both loving and fraught"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Parker, M. (2015). Dear Mr. You. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York, Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Parker, Mary-Louise. 2015. Dear Mr. You. New York, Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Parker, Mary-Louise, Dear Mr. You. New York, Scribner, 2015.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Parker, Mary-Louise. Dear Mr. You. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York, Scribner, 2015.

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