“There is not a single dud in this brilliant collection…crisp
stories about marriage, blood, booze and death and the wayward
passions fomented by them.”—Time Out From joyous moments to near
insurmountable grief, National Book Award-winning author Ellen
Gilchrist gives readers vignettes revealing the lives of some of her
most memorable characters. In “Traceleen at Dawn,” we see the
wealthy Miss Crystal finally give up drinking after a fire consumes
her home. In “1941,” readers meet Rhoda Manning, a precocious
nine-year-old facing off with the world of adults for the first time.
In “The Last Diet,” a woman on a diet crashes her car into a
doughnut shop. And murder takes center stage in “Memphis” and
“The Emancipator.” Coming of age, heartbreak, death, and more
permeate these brilliant snapshots of life from the author of the
award-winning Victory over Japan, Acts of God, and other acclaimed
works. “Smart, funny, moving, and elegantly written.”—Vogue
“A writer with a distinctive voice and a considerable narrative
gift.”—Publishers Weekly “There is not a single dud in this
brilliant collection. The crisp stories about marriage, blood, booze
and death and the wayward passions fomented by them.”—Time Out
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ISBN
9781635762204
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Diversion Books (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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