The 15 loosely connected stories in Beattie's latest collection, set on Maine's southern coast, feature drifting adults and their rootless offspring at seemingly unimportant moments that are in fact critical. The collection demonstrates Beattie's craftsmanship, precise language, and her knack for revealing psychological truths.
Record details
ISBN:150110781X
ISBN:9781501107818
Physical Description:print x, 206 pages ; 22 cm
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher:New York, NY :Scribner, An Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.,2015.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note:
What magical realism would be -- The fledgling -- Aunt Sophie Renaldo Brown -- Adirondack chairs -- Yancey -- Silent prayer -- Endless rain into a paper cup -- Duff's done enough -- Elvis is ahead of us -- Major maybe -- Road movie -- The little Hutchinsons -- The stroke -- Missed calls -- The repurposed barn.