Items related to Theme for Diverse Instruments
Fourteen stories deal with a happy lesbian couple, a witness to the capture of a fugitive, a non-conformist family, and a young woman's involvement with a conventional-appearing husband and wife
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Jane Rule
Jane Rule was born in New Jersey in 1931 and came to Canada in 1956, where she later taught at the University of British Columbia. Her first novel, Desert of the Heart (1964, Talonbooks 1991), was made into a movie in the 1980s. Rule emerged as one of the most respected writers in Canada with her many novels, essays and collections of short stories, including Theme for Diverse Instruments (1975). Rule passed away in 2007.
From Publishers Weekly:
Jane Rule was born in New Jersey in 1931 and came to Canada in 1956, where she later taught at the University of British Columbia. Her first novel, Desert of the Heart (1964, Talonbooks 1991), was made into a movie in the 1980s. Rule emerged as one of the most respected writers in Canada with her many novels, essays and collections of short stories, including Theme for Diverse Instruments (1975). Rule passed away in 2007.
Imbued with optimism, Rule's accomplished omnibus of 14 tales values individuality; conformity for its own sake is held in low esteem. "My Father's House" limns with an unerring eye the serious whimsy of children at play. Five-year-old Maly learns that boys decide the rules and "that if she was going to be in the picture, she'd have to draw herself in." In "Housekeeper," two women discover how complex and sometimes dark the needs of a friend can be. Perceptions are influenced and reshaped in "A Television Drama," in which a woman observes with interest but without fear a fleeing bank robber apprehended on her street--until TV news cameras and her husband, whose information is secondhand, reinterpret the event for her. In "House," a husband thinks he can find the good life by surrounding himself with the trappings of the middle-aged middle class: mortgaged house, financed car and multiple television sets. But his shrewd wife knows that all one requires is the courage to take chances and make extraordinary mistakes. Rule's work includes After the Fire.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherNaiad Pr
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0941483630
- ISBN 13 9780941483636
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 97.57
Shipping:
US$ 4.13
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Theme for Diverse Instruments
Published by
Naiad Press
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0941483630
ISBN 13: 9780941483636
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.55. Seller Inventory # G0941483630I3N00
Buy Used
US$ 6.92
Convert currency
Stock Image
Theme for Diverse Instruments
Published by
Naiad Press
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0941483630
ISBN 13: 9780941483636
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.55. Seller Inventory # G0941483630I3N00
Buy Used
US$ 6.92
Convert currency
Stock Image
Theme for Diverse Instruments
Published by
Naiad Press
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0941483630
ISBN 13: 9780941483636
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.55. Seller Inventory # G0941483630I2N00
Buy Used
US$ 6.92
Convert currency
Stock Image
Theme for Diverse Instruments
Published by
Naiad
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0941483630
ISBN 13: 9780941483636
Used
Trade Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paper white, binding firm. Moderate shelfwear. Seller Inventory # 73808
Buy Used
US$ 3.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
Theme for Diverse Instruments
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_400026155
Buy Used
US$ 4.79
Convert currency
Stock Image
Theme for Diverse Instruments
Seller:
Rating
Book Description PAPERBACK. Condition: Fine. 0941483630 New. Very minor shelf corner edge wear. Seller Inventory # 0941483630NE
Buy Used
US$ 4.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
Theme for Diverse Instruments
Published by
Naiad Pr
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0941483630
ISBN 13: 9780941483636
Used
Trade Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 8.48 X 5.52 X 0.47 inches. Seller Inventory # 377960
Buy Used
US$ 5.00
Convert currency
Seller Image
Theme for Diverse Instruments: stories
Published by
Naiad Press, Tallahassee
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0941483630
ISBN 13: 9780941483636
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. 192p., very good US reissue trade paperback in decorative green wraps. Seller Inventory # 230684
Buy Used
US$ 17.10
Convert currency
Stock Image
Theme for diverse instruments
Published by
The Naiad Press, USA
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0941483630
ISBN 13: 9780941483636
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 192 pages. tidy copy. Seller Inventory # 4199g
Buy Used
US$ 7.02
Convert currency
Stock Image
THEME FOR DIVERSE INSTRUMENTS
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.57. Seller Inventory # Q-0941483630
Buy New
US$ 97.57
Convert currency