A Surfeit of Similes Music and a fierce compassion comes

and a fierce compassion comes "a masterpiece" (Newsweek) that illuminates the subterranean conflicts between parents and children and friends and neighbors in the American Jewish diaspora

women of all generations with an interest in history

an acclaimed satire

reality and imagination

A Surfeit of Similes Music and a fierce compassion comesTitle: A Surfeit of Similes Author: illustrated by David Small Norton Juster Publisher: William Morrow & Company, Inc., New York Published: 1989 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Catalogs: Children's Picture Books, Juvenile, Humor Description: Ex library. Signed and inscribed by the author: "For Jane Percival's Students." Original slate blue paper boards with black cloth spine and copper colored text on spine. Illustrated dust jacket in good