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Going Away Shoes - Jill McCorkle, 1616200146, paperback
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- ISBN
- 9781616200145
- Book Title
- Going Away Shoes
- Item Length
- 8.3in
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Short Stories (Single Author), Humorous / General
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 9.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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"[A] remarkable collection . . . Bold and addictive, Going Away Shoes is a find." -- People The foibles of the people in Jill McCorkle's world are so familiar that we want nothing so much as to watch them walk into--and then get out of--life's inevitable traps. Here, in her first collection in eight years, McCorkle collects eleven brand-new stories bristling with her characteristic combination of wit and weight. In honeymoon shoes, mud-covered hunting boots, or glass slippers, all of the women in these stories march to a place of new awareness, in one way or another, transforming their lives. They make mistakes, but they don't waste time hiding behind them. They move on. They are strong. And they're funny, even when they are sad. These stories are the work of a great storyteller who knows exactly how--and why--to pair pain with laughter.
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Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-10
1616200146
ISBN-13
9781616200145
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109096661
Product Key Features
Book Title
Going Away Shoes
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Humorous / General
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.3in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
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'oeThe joy of reading and rereading each of these marvelous sto- ries is to discover the truths encoded into each step of every hard-won journey'"and to find ourselves along the way.', "McCorkle is an expert at engineering catharsis through good salty rants, but the best thing about these stories is the sense of romance and wonder in long-overdue journeys of self-discovery." --New York Times Book Review, "There are writers who seem to write it like it is--the quietness of their characters is not exaggerated, nor is their drama. They could live down the street or in the next apartment. Jayne Anne Phillips, Antonia Nelson--these are writers whose characters have no special aura, no golden ticket. Jill McCorkle's characters are like this." --Los Angeles Times, The joy of reading and rereading each of these marvelous sto- ries is to discover the truths encoded into each step of every hard-won journey--and to find ourselves along the way., "The joy of reading and rereading each of these marvelous sto- ries is to discover the truths encoded into each step of every hard-won journey--and to find ourselves along the way." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "The stories are small tributes to tenacity and spirit and choice--even when that choice is simply to keep putting one foot in front of the other." - -Miami Herald -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "McCorkle is an expert at engineering catharsis through goodsalty rants, but the best thing about these stories is.the sense of romance and wonder in long-overdue journeys of.self-discovery." , McCorkle is an expert at engineering catharsis through good salty rants, but the best thing about these stories is the sense of romance and wonder in long-overdue journeys of self-discovery., "[A] remarkable collection . . . Bold and addictive, Going Away Shoes is a find." --People -- Atlanta Journal Constitution, 'oeThese gems are written by a master craftswoman. Each story deserves savoring, as melancholy and humor work beautifully together in this artful collection.', "McCorkle's latest book gives us 11 reasons to smile . . . 11 cheerfully furious stories about women who have come to a screeching halt in their pursuit of happiness . . . The joy of reading and rereading each of these marvelous stories is to discover the truths encoded into each step of every hard-won journey--and to find ourselves along the way." --Atlanta Journal Constitution -- The New York Times Book Review, These gems are written by a master craftswoman. Each story deserves savoring, as melancholy and humor work beautifully together in this artful collection., 'œThese gems are written by a master craftswoman. Each story deserves savoring, as melancholy and humor work beautifully together in this artful collection.'�, These spirited and surprising stories are powered by humor and hard-won understanding of the lacerating effects of union. The result: admirable women who are 'sure-footed and steady in real time.''|9781616200145|, eoeThe joy of reading and rereading each of these marvelous stories is to discover the truths encoded into each step of every hard-won journeye"and to find ourselves along the way.e, "The stories are small tributes to tenacity and spirit and choice--even when that choice is simply to keep putting one foot in front of the other." --Miami Herald, These stories provide what brilliant fiction always provides-insight, felt life, voices of others, fascination-but more thananything else, they give pleasure. They 'take me places I have not been. They make me laugh and then cry by turns and in short they make me feel my own life more vividly. There isn't another thing anyone can ask of this superior art form., "McCorkle is an expert at engineering catharsis through good salty rants, but the best thing about these stories is the sense of romance and wonder in long-overdue journeys of self-discovery." --New York Times Book Review -- Los Angeles Times, "There are writers who seem to write it like it is--the quietness of their characters is not exaggerated, nor is their drama. They could live down the street or in the next apartment. Jayne Anne Phillips, Antonia Nelson--these are writers whose characters have no special aura, no golden ticket. Jill McCorkle's characters are like this." --Los Angeles Times -- Miami Herald, 'œThe joy of reading and rereading each of these marvelous sto- ries is to discover the truths encoded into each step of every hard-won journey'”and to find ourselves along the way.'�, eoeThese gems are written by a master craftswoman. Each story deserves savoring, as melancholy and humor work beautifully together in this artful collection.e, The best, most artful McCorkly stories ever. Going Away Shoes is laugh-out-loud funny, full of sharp, incisive humor that explains us to ourselves...Jill McCorkle is the guardian angel of American short fiction., 'oeMcCorkle is an expert at engineering catharsis through good salty rants, but the best thing about these stories is the sense of romance and wonder in long-overdue journeys of self-discovery.', 'œMcCorkle is an expert at engineering catharsis through good salty rants, but the best thing about these stories is the sense of romance and wonder in long-overdue journeys of self-discovery.'�, 'oeThe joy of reading and rereading each of these marvelous stories is to discover the truths encoded into each step of every hard-won journey'"and to find ourselves along the way.', eoeThe joy of reading and rereading each of these marvelous sto- ries is to discover the truths encoded into each step of every hard-won journeye"and to find ourselves along the way.e, "McCorkle's latest book gives us 11 reasons to smile . . . 11 cheerfully furious stories about women who have come to a screeching halt in their pursuit of happiness . . . The joy of reading and rereading each of these marvelous stories is to discover the truths encoded into each step of every hard-won journey--and to find ourselves along the way." --Atlanta Journal Constitution, eoeMcCorkle is an expert at engineering catharsis through good salty rants, but the best thing about these stories is the sense of romance and wonder in long-overdue journeys of self-discovery.e, The joy of reading and rereading each of these marvelous stories is to discover the truths encoded into each step of every hard-won journey--and to find ourselves along the way., Dazzles with its amiably risky mix of humor, pathos, and downhome Southern wisdom ... McCorkle renders these familiar yet unique life passages and events with the compassion and surehandedness she has shown in three previous collection, including Creatures of Habit, and five novels.
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