A first and posthumous collection of short stories by Joyce Renwick (1942-1995), with a Foreword by Richard Bausch.
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Joyce Renwick received her BA from George Mason University, her MA from Middlebury College, and her MFA from the University of Iowa's Writing Workshop. She was a nurse, a teacher, an empathetic interviewer of poets and writers, and above all a gifted fiction writer. Her stories appeared in the Sewanee Review, Southern Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, and the Best American Short Stories. This is the first published collection of her work.
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This review is from: In Praise of What Persists (Paperback)
An insightful interesting read -- edgy and wholeheartedly real.
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An absorbing read worthy of slow and thorough contemplation,
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This review is from: In Praise of What Persists (Paperback)
In Praise Of What Persists is a posthumous collection of short stories by Joyce Renwick which deal with diverse aspects of nursing; various complexities of the human heart and emotions; and such intriguing pastimes such as surfing and turtle hunting. Engagingly written in a rough prose style hallmarked with connective expression and empathy, In Praise Of What Persists is an absorbing read worthy of slow and thorough contemplation.
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John Nokes, Pie Face, Uncle Walter, Aunt Ruth, Miss Bendix, Miss Finney, Sparkle Tab, Uncle Klaus, Aunt Mae, Timothy Whalen, Lizzie Madden, Rain Cloud, Back Mountain, Miss Gaylord, Officer Bancroft, Flora Beebe, Red Cross, Dude Shank, Miss Vogel, Queen of Heaven, Walt Hedenberg New!
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The paramedic raised his booming voice. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cuatro casas, turtle hunt, overbed table Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Nokes, Pie Face, Uncle Walter, Aunt Ruth, Miss Bendix, Miss Finney, Sparkle Tab, Uncle Klaus, Aunt Mae, Timothy Whalen, Lizzie Madden, Rain Cloud, Back Mountain, Miss Gaylord, Officer Bancroft, Flora Beebe, Red Cross, Dude Shank, Miss Vogel, Queen of Heaven, Walt Hedenberg New!
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