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A collection of nine exceptional stories from the much-loved author of The Catcher in the Rye

An American soldier has a strange encounter with an orphaned English teenager the night before he leaves for war. A four-year-old boy runs away in a dinghy; a missionary''s child is kidnapped by Chinese bandits. A honeymoon in Florida goes awry with tragic consequences. Including the first stories to feature Salinger''s beloved Glass family characters, this brilliantly varied collection offers a vivid introduction to the work of one of the most admired and widely read American novelists of the twentieth century.

Witty, urbane and frequently affecting, For Esmé - with Love and Squalor sits alongside Salinger''s very best work - a gem that will be passed down for many generations to come.

For Esmé with Love and Squalor

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/4/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780141049250, 978-0141049250
      ISBN10: 0141049251

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A collection of nine exceptional stories from the much-loved author of The Catcher in the Rye

      An American soldier has a strange encounter with an orphaned English teenager the night before he leaves for war. A four-year-old boy runs away in a dinghy; a missionary''s child is kidnapped by Chinese bandits. A honeymoon in Florida goes awry with tragic consequences. Including the first stories to feature Salinger''s beloved Glass family characters, this brilliantly varied collection offers a vivid introduction to the work of one of the most admired and widely read American novelists of the twentieth century.

      Witty, urbane and frequently affecting, For Esmé - with Love and Squalor sits alongside Salinger''s very best work - a gem that will be passed down for many generations to come.

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