Night Sounds and Other Stories

Night Sounds and Other Stories
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Publisher : Dufour Editions
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 9780802360458
ISBN-13 : 0802360459
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Night Sounds and Other Stories by : Karen Gettert Shoemaker

Download or read book Night Sounds and Other Stories written by Karen Gettert Shoemaker and published by Dufour Editions. This book was released on 2002-05-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman recalls the freedom and power of childhood games; a surprise anniversary party goes awry when the husband is hospitalized and the fault lines and strengths of a family are laid bare; a teacher rediscovers her calling amidst unthinkable tragedy; a lonely woman recognizes her responsibility to her sister's troubled life-in this collection of stories the prose and passion of life are brought together in ways that show both the complexity and the simplicity of living. Told against a Midwest background, they focus mainly on women's experiences, yet nonetheless reflect universal conditions. This is what makes Karen Gettert Shoemaker's style so affecting and her stories so appealing. These stories show the importance of knowing the preciousness of this life, whatever form it takes. These are simple stories, told with a grace and elegance that belies their joyful art and craft. "Crafted with care and grace. This book establishes Shoemaker as a talented chronicler of rural life and domestic gestures, with an eye for what's funny in grief, and what's sad in humor."-Publishers Weekly "Short stories at their finest can be the ultimate in fiction: compressed gems that in a few words can create memorable people and emotions out of thin air. Shoemaker's first collection contains such, and readers will laugh and cry at her spare portrayals of loss and friendship... . This is a powerful and valuable collection."-Library Journal


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