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A Gravestone Made of Wheat (Greywolf Short Fiction Series)

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I just finished reading the author interview listed under Will Weaver; however, the interview published is NOT Will Weaver of Minnesota. It is William Woy Weaver. The Weaver who wrote the Billy Baggs series, Gravestone... and Red Earth, White Earth is William Weller Weaver. Thought you might want to know to correct this. I am his sister and know his name and background. I didn't know how else to write you so chose this format. Sincerely, Judy Kirby, Nevada

A Gravestone Made of Wheat is a great collection of stories. They give off a feeling of "home" to me--maybe because most of the stories take place in Minnesota, where I am from. My favorite stories were the title story, which was so wonderful that it made me cry at the end, and "The Undeclared Major," a tale about a student from a small town who doesn't want to tell everyone what his major is because he's afraid people won't approve.

These stories are fun to read and good for the soul. I recommend them to anyone (even to those not from Minnesota).

If you loved Red Earth, White Earth, A Gravestone Made of Wheat will fill you in the same way...leave you quietly dreaming. Will Weaver has an extraordinary and unusual insight into the most vulnerable, unspoken parts of people, and luckily for us, an uncanny gift for writing about them.

Weaver has written a collection of short stories that will warm your heart and make you glad that you spent time engaged in the lives and struggles of his characters. Weaver's characters are ordinary people who face extraordinary circumstances. Their determination and strength speak to depth of their character and to the integrity with which they face life.Their triumphs often come in surprising, and quite unexpected ways, that will leave any reader with a feeling of poignant satisfaction.

Every year, our large, eclectic area, encompassing a vast and diverse consolidated school district and community, chooses one book for everyone to read and then come together to chat about. The selection committee made an excellent choice this year. Mr. Weaver weaves resonant and reflective tales as diverse as the region and creates characters at once familiar yet luminous and illuminating. Echoing Santayana and Yogi Berra, the title story foreshadowed "the Patriot Act" by over a decade. And I am unclear what to make of/what is the meaning of "Blood Pressure" - but that's what Discussion Groups are for, eh?
/TundraVision, Amazon Reviewer

BUT NOT ENOUGH UMP! FOR ME, THE ONLY STORY I READ AND GOT ME INTERESTED WAS THE FIRST ONE ABOUT THE GERMAN GIRL. THE OTHER ONES I THOUGHT WERE BORING. I LOVE IT AS WELL AS THE MOVIE. (sweet land)

This paperback(out of print, but available on Amazon) is a wonderful collection of short stories set in the upper mid-west/plains states. I became aware of this book from an NPR interview and searched it out. I have enjoyed it myself and have recommended it and given it as gifts.