Elizabeth Strout
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 493 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A contemporary of Ann Beattie and Tobias Wolff, Frederick Busch was a master craftsman of the form; his subjects were single-event moments in so-called ordinary life. The stories in this volume, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout, are tales of families trying to heal their wounds, save their marriages, and rescue their children. In "Ralph the Duck, " a security guard struggles to hang on to his marriage. In "Name the Name, " a traveling...