**In this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories,****a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist takes the form to new heights.** In his orchestral and moving new book, Peter Orner, a writer who "doesn't simply bring his characters to life, he gives them souls" (_New York
Maggie Brown & others: stories
β Scribed by Peter Orner
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company;Lee Boudreaux Books
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 176 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
**In this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories,**a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist takes the form to new heights.
In his orchestral and moving new book, Peter Orner, a writer who "doesn't simply bring his characters to life, he gives them souls" (New York Times Book Review), chronicles people whose lives are at inflection points. In forty-four compressed gems, he grips us with a series of defining moments. Whether it's a first date that turns into a late-night road trip to a sΓ©ance in an abandoned airplane hangar, or a family's memories of the painful mystery surrounding a forgotten uncle's demise, Orner reveals how our fleeting decisions between kindness and abandonment chase us across time. These stories are anchored by a poignant novella that delivers not only the joys and travails of a forty-year marriage, but an entire era in small-town New England. Bristling with the crackling energy of life itself, _Maggie...
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