THOMAS: Not too long ago my future was all mapped out. Then two brutal swings of a steel bat wielded by a maniac wrecked my world. The adrenaline high I used to get from pitching a perfect game is gone. The major league dreams I counted on have vanished. And the peace of mind I took for granted is s
The wrecking yard: stories
โ Scribed by Pinckney Benedict
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
- Year
- 2011;1992
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0307796752
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โฆ Synopsis
A collection of short stories which illuminate, with imagery and humour, the darkest corners of the American soul. The author attempts to capture the personalities of rural America, shaped by poverty, cruelty and an odd compassion.
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