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Ladataan... Grace, Grits and Ghosts: Southern Short StoriesTekijä: Susan Gabriel
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Fiction.
Literature.
Short Stories.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: This delightful collection of short stories from bestselling author Susan Gabriel (The Secret Sense of Wildflower, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 and Amazon #1 bestseller), is rich in humor, as well as mystery and meaning. Whether white or black, living or dead, down home country or upscale urban, Gabriel??s characters are quirky, poignant and deep. They include: A Gullah woman using folk magic to cast her latest spell. A girl coming-of-age dealing with death in 1940s Tennessee. A wealthy Savannah matriarch with gastrointestinal issues guarding family secrets. A good ol?? boy observing himself shortly after his death. An agoraphobic woman striking up a unique friendship with the girl across the street. And a band of seventy-year-olds finding healing in a mountain stream. Written in the tradition of Flannery O??Connor and Eudora Welty, the eight short stories in Grace, Grits and Ghosts: Southern Short Stories are all rooted in the southern landscape??from the steamy coast of Georgia, to the current day Atlanta suburbs, to the ancient Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. Pull up a rocker on the front porch, take a sip of your sweet iced tea and lose yourself in these original stories of soulful southerners and their sultry landscape Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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A collection of nine stories, all set in the south:
“Temple Secrets,” based on the novel, centers on the family matriarch, Iris, her companion, Queenie [Ivy], and the secrets Ivy holds over everyone.
“The Mail Slot” tells the heartwarming story of a young girl, Beth, and her agoraphobic neighbor, Allison Whitworth.
“The End” finds a just-deceased man observing events and wishing he’d paid more attention to his own health.
“Gullah Secrets” returns to the Temple family saga, this time focused on Sally, Rose, Violet, and Ivy.
“Country Obituary - #1 remembers Cecil “Bluebird” Crawford, who has passed away at the age of 102. The bits of irreverence in the death notice are sure to make readers chuckle [just a bit].
“Country Obituary - #2 remembers Cecil’s wife, Maggie, who passed away a short three months after Cecil. The same appealing irreverence appears here.
“River Reunion” brings together ladies of a certain age, all victims of some violent events at the hands of one Jeremy K. Watson. Their pain is palpable; their support for each other heartfelt and uplifting.
“Scarlett and Rhett Redux” is a humorous tale sure to keep readers smiling and giggling.
“The Secret Sense of Wildflower,” based on the novel, takes a heart-wrenching look at families, dealing with loss, and moving forward.
These stories introduce readers to characters that are delightful, strong, quirky, and completely believable. With a strong Southern sense, these enchanting tales evoke a poignancy in the reader as they impart their gentle nuggets of wisdom.
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