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"The wonder of Stacy Barton's fiction is the emotional connection of her characters. . . . Authentic all the way." --Philip F. Deaver, author of Silent Retreats, winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
"Stacy Barton's brilliant collection will haunt you. It's courageous, honest and smart." --John Dufresne, author of Louisiana Power and Light, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year
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"The wonder of Stacy Barton's fiction is the emotional connection of her characters. . . . Authentic all the way."--Philip F. Deaver, author of Silent Retreats, winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction "Stacy Barton's brilliant collection will haunt you. It's courageous, honest and smart."--John Dufresne, author of Louisiana Power and Light, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year Full of humor and pathos, as southern stories love to be, the fifteen short-shorts in this debut collection will haunt you like a memory. From simple family dysfunction to tragic twists of fate, the characters in Surviving Nashville suffer their losses with surprising grace. Stacy Barton is a storyteller with an ear for dialect, an eye for detail and a heart for her character--even the mean ones.
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"The wonder of Stacy Barton's fiction is the emotional connection of her characters. . . . Authentic all the way." --Philip F. Deaver, author of Silent Retreats, winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
"Stacy Barton's brilliant collection will haunt you. It's courageous, honest and smart." --John Dufresne, author of Louisiana Power and Light, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year
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"The wonder of Stacy Barton's fiction is the emotional connection of her characters. . . . Authentic all the way."--Philip F. Deaver, author of Silent Retreats, winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction "Stacy Barton's brilliant collection will haunt you. It's courageous, honest and smart."--John Dufresne, author of Louisiana Power and Light, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year Full of humor and pathos, as southern stories love to be, the fifteen short-shorts in this debut collection will haunt you like a memory. From simple family dysfunction to tragic twists of fate, the characters in Surviving Nashville suffer their losses with surprising grace. Stacy Barton is a storyteller with an ear for dialect, an eye for detail and a heart for her character--even the mean ones.
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Inside This Book Explore: Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - CAPs: Bach Tu, Mary Katherine, Aunt Opal, Sarah Jane, Father Francis (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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THE SUMMER STRETCHED OUT LONG before US. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bach Tu, Mary Katherine, Aunt Opal, Sarah Jane, Father Francis, Miss Jenny, Cheap Shop, Loretta Darling, Girl Scout, Aunt Judy, Martha Waylan, Sister Ignatius, Uncle Jim, Diet Coke, Grandma Jean, Margaret Anne, New York City, The Spot, Aunt Tilley, Garden Rolls, South Carolina, Twenty-third Psalm New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
THE SUMMER STRETCHED OUT LONG before US. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bach Tu, Mary Katherine, Aunt Opal, Sarah Jane, Father Francis, Miss Jenny, Cheap Shop, Loretta Darling, Girl Scout, Aunt Judy, Martha Waylan, Sister Ignatius, Uncle Jim, Diet Coke, Grandma Jean, Margaret Anne, New York City, The Spot, Aunt Tilley, Garden Rolls, South Carolina, Twenty-third Psalm New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!