The World and Other Places: Stories by Jeanette Winterson [FIRST U.K. PAPERBACK PRINTING] 1999

The World and Other Places: Stories by Jeanette Winterson FIRST U.K. PAPERBACK PRINTING [1999] VINTAGE BOOKS Trade paperback with windowed cover and stepback beneath.   First page shows a stamp, discoloration and some sticker residue.   Remainder of the pages look perfect.  Her first short story collection exhibits the multitude of talents that have made English novelist Jeanette Winterson not just admired but beloved by her many fans. There are the surprising, fresh little phrases minted expressly to convey the delicate realities of the made-up world. There's the humor, fierce and sly but always kind. There's the imagination that changes gender and historical epoch at whim, and does so convincingly; and the characters themselves, a sundry bunch of men and women not necessarily successful or commendable but always, somehow, likable. Best of all, by their very diversity, these stories reveal glimpses of the smart and enigmatic woman behind the work.In "Atlantic Crossing," Winterson b