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Second Hand, (Paperback)
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Junk has taught me that to find new use for an object discarded is an act of glistening purity.
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- At last, the novel for everyone who has ever loved something secondhand--the High Fidelity of garage sales, the On the Road of thrift shopping, The Moviegoer of the flea market. Richard owns a secondhand store (Satori Junk) just outside Detroit. He's the kind of guy for whom not much happens, until it happens all at once: his mother dies. He rummages his parents' basement for good junk and finds (alongside every purse my mother has ever owned since the Fifties) a box of photos that changes his view of everything. He falls apart over his mother's notes on his favorite meal in an old cookbook. He meets Theresa, a fellow hipster, a thrift-attired junk goddess who shares his feeling for castaways, and he falls for her--hard. Along the way he acquires some junk wisdom about love and loss.Richard's inimitable, hilarious, philosophical, self-deprecating, yearning voice, and his sharp and loving eye for common foibles and unexpected virtues make for a comic novel crammed full of surprise and pleasure. Second Hand is peppered with insight as unpretentious and satisfying as the unexpected garage sale find. Junk, Richard tells us, has taught me that to find new use for an object discarded is an act of glistening purity. I have learned that a camera case makes a damn fine purse or that 40 copies of 'Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass's Whipped Cream and Other Delights' may be used to cover a wall of a bedroom...Junk has taught me that all will come to junk eventually, and much sooner than you think.
| Book format | Paperback |
| Fiction/nonfiction | Fiction |
| Genre | Literature & Fiction |
| Publication date | March, 2000 |
| Pages | 272 |
| Subgenre | Literary |
| Series title | No Series |
| Number in series | 1 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Character | Richard, Theresa |
| Binding type | Perfect Binding |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 5.50 x 0.61 x 8.50 Inches (14 x 1.5 x 21.6 cm) |
| Assembled product weight | 0.77 lb (350 grams) |
| Bisac subject heading | Fiction |
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Second Hand, (Paperback)
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- Engaging novel exploring the beauty of secondhand treasures.
- Follows Richard's journey through loss, love, and discovery.
- Hilarious and philosophical narrative full of surprises.
- Rich in insights about life's fleeting nature and unexpected virtues.
- A must-read for fans of thrift shopping and nostalgic finds.
- Celebrates the art of repurposing and valuing the discarded.
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