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S. is the story of Sarah P. Worth, a thoroughly modern spiritual seeker who has become enamored of a Hindu mystic called the Arhat. A native New Englander, she goes west to join his ashram in Arizona, and there struggles alongside fellow sannyasins (pilgrims) in the difficult attempt to subdue ego and achieve moksha (salvation, release from illusion). "S." details her adventures in letters and tapes dispatched to her husband, her daughter, her brother, her dentist, her hairdresser, and her psychiatrist--messages cleverly designed to keep her old world in order while she is creating for herself a new one. This is Hester Prynne's side of the triangle described by Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter; it is also a burlesque of the quest for enlightenment, and an affectionate meditation on American womanhood. 1988. First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a very good d/w.

Stated first edition with no number line present. Clean, tight and bright. No bumps, tears or stains. Dust jacket shows a few creases on back lower edge. Not price-clipped or ex-library. Small REMAINDER dot on top edge. Shipped padded in a box with tracking number provided on domestic shipping.

Alfred A. Knopf. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket.

A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Wear to d/j. ; 8.1 X 5.3 X 1.2 inches; 288 pages

Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. ; 279 pages

Publisher: Knopf, NYC., 1988. First Edition, First Printing. FINE- hardcover book in NEAR FINE+ dust-jacket. Light scratch on dj's front panel. NOT remainder marked. NOT price-clipped. NOT faded. NOT a book club edition. NOT an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Very good hardcover in very good dustjacket. Previous owner's name is written on first page, Nice clean tight copy. All hardcovers are shipped in protective Demco mylar..

Hardbound book condition: near fine. Dust jacket condition: near fine. Dust jacket fine except for small tear at bottom of spine; pink cloth boards with silver signature at front and spine, near fine; binding sound; pages fine but with a couple of small discolorations amid green top edges near spine. 279 pages; 8.3 X 5.5 X 1.3; 1 lb. 6.5 oz. shipping weight. Does S. stand for Sarah (the main character), sannyasin(or pilgrim, a condition she is attaining in her journey to an Arizona commune of like-minded pilgrims), or scarlett, as in The Scarlett Letter whose main character Sarah resembles? Size: 8.3 X 5.5 X 1.3

"S. is the story of Sarah P. Worth, a thoroughly modern spiritual seeker who has become enamored of a Hindu mystic called the Arhat. A native New Englander, she goes west to join his ashram in Arizona, and there struggles alongside fellow sannyasins (pilgrims) in the difficult attempt to subdue ego and achieve moksha (salvation, release from illusion). "S." details her adventures in letters and tapes dispatched to her husband, her daughter, her brother, her dentist, her hairdresser, and her psychiatrist—messages cleverly designed to keep her old world in order while she is creating for herself a new one." This is a handsome book that appears unread: Pink linen over boards with silver gilt print on spine; 279 pages; tight binding - no reader's crease or page separation; corners are square and sharp; no external or internal marks; no chips, tears or creases in the book or on the dust jacket; text block is bright and clean; stated first edition.