The National Book Award–winning Southern authorhumorously explores
themes of marriage, love, gender, race, age, and more in eighteen
short stories. Unplanned pregnancy, born-again Christianity, and
strained sibling relationships are explored through precocious
sixteen-year-old narrator Aurora Harris in “The Triumph of
Reason,” “Have a Wonderful Nice Walk,” and “Witness to the
Crucifixion.” Crystal and her housekeeper Traceleen feel the
straining of family ties and the force of chauvinism in “Miss
Crystal Confronts the Past” and “A Sordid Tale.” Hope, laughter,
and love balance tragedy in this must-read for die-hard Gilchrist
fans. “A convincing evocation of the changing South. The new
reality, as depicted here, includes the waning of racism, the sexual
revolution and the growth of feminism. . . . One reads this
collection entertained by her distinctive prose, beguiled by her vivid
characters and buoyed by the insistent touches of humor and hope that
she brings to her vision of chaotic lives.” —Publishers Weekly
“Her fiction is so delectably yarny. It’s back-porch
material. . . . Her dual senses of comedy and poignancy continue in
close partnership; the typical laugh-and-cry reaction to a Gilchrist
story is both anticipated and realized in every piece gathered
here.” —Booklist “Gilchrist has always excelled in delineating
smart, sexy, crazy people struggling to come to terms with a legacy of
beloved, bewildering progenitors.” —Kirkus Reviews
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ISBN
9781635762228
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Diversion Books (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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