01315cam a2200241 4500 1147863229 TxAuBib ||||||s1987||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 87004373 9780312306182 (paperback) 0312306180 (paperback) TxAuBib Willett, Jincy. Jenny and the jaws of life : short stories / by Jincy Willett ; forward by David Sedaris. New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 1987. 248 p. ; 22 cm. ""A Thomas Dunne book."". Julie in the funhouse -- The haunting of the Linguards -- Melinda falling -- My father, at the wheel -- Father of invention -- Anticipatory grief -- The best of Betty -- Under the bed -- Justine laughs at death -- Mr. Lazenbee -- Resume -- Jenny -- The jaws of life. Critically acclaimed when it was first published in 1987, this timeless collection of stories features eccentric, complex characters who think and do the unconventional. The characters include children, rapists, businessmen, and adulterers who move in and out of particular loves and specific desires. Manners and customs Fiction. Short stories. Sedaris, David.