Synopsis Nine comically insightful stories about the modern American South. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1999-09-01 | | Series: | Ballantine Reader's Circle | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Height: | 8.3 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 8.0 oz |
Publisher's Note McCorkle's "stories plunge into her characters' souls and mine the truths about them they themselves can't admit and can't help revealing" ("Publishers Weekly, " starred review).
Industry Reviews "[T]he voice that is so enjoyable in McCorkle's novels--a richly Southern, kaffeeklatsch drawl given to labyrinthine family histories and narrative-as-witty-gossip--here sounds rushed and a little tinny (though often capable of great hilarity)....And to her credit, in nearly every story here you do want more: more character, more breadth, more background. But...McCorkle's material does feel somewhat wasted on these cute but shallow vignettes." Salon - Megan Harlan (06/08/1998)
"Nine varied, lively, and beguiling stories....The work of an accomplished comic writer who's continually refining her skills and expanding her range. McCorkle is gradually becoming our contemporary Eudora Welty." Bernstein
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