From Booklist
The State of California's reputation is surely as vast as its landmass, equated at once with unimaginably weird trends and scenery of breathtaking beauty. Like a series of crisp snapshots, this satisfying collection of stories presents picturesque vignettes that capture a moody, mythic landscape bracketed by boundaries where ethnic enclaves exist alongside regions of luxurious exile. Such conspicuous contrasts are focused in on by the agile prose we have come to expect from Alice Adams, Greg Sarris, and other well-known masters of the short-story form. Editor Gilbar introduces fresh new literary voices as well, who collectively record revelatory, wide-ranging visions of contemporary California in a rich panoply of characters and images. Alice Joyce
Review
A strong, entertaining, and challenging collection. -- Paul Signorelli, The San Francisco Bay Guardian "Lit" section, May 1999
Gilbar's latest collection is no mean feat, and it makes for a thoughtful and wonderfully diverse reading experience that will transport the reader.... This collection will hearten you about the diversity and power of the short story and remind you of how splendidly and painfully varied we are in this place called California. -- Lin Rolens, Santa Barbara News Press, April 4, 1999
Gilbar's latest collection is no mean feat, and it makes for a thoughtful and wonderfully diverse reading experience that will transport the reader.... This collection will hearten you about the diversity and power of the short story and remind you of how splendidly and painfully varied we are in this place called California. -- Lin Rolens, Santa Barbara News Press, April 4, 1999
