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- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9781590793114
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Selectbooks, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1590793110
ISBN-13
9781590793114
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211778235
Product Key Features
Book Title
Stony Kill : a Novel
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, General, Literary, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-010807
Reviews
"Marie White Small's use of language reveals the culture and unique qualities of her characters. She examines an authentic life with all its discomforts and struggles. I am in awe of what she has accomplished; her courage and conviction to boldly look back with clear eyes is her greatest gift to her readers." -- Michael Murphy , Ed.D. DFP, Chief of Mental Health Services, The Vermont Department of Corrections - Author of Popsicle Fish: Tales of Fathering and a contributor to The Chicken Soup for the Soul Series, Brooklyn café owner and baker Joss Ryckman was dressed in pink by her mother but called "Paulie-girl" and "Boy-o" by her father, Paul. Now a grown woman, she's still living in the shadow of the hopes and wishes of her parents. When her mother dies, Joss returns to her mother's ancestral home in Cannan, NY, a place haunted by tragedies. She lives the dual life that her mother did 20 years before, traveling between Canaan and Brooklyn. But the men in her life want more from her. Wyatt, a combat veteran who loves her, is fighting to remain by her side even as she pushes him away. She is also pulled back to the city by another in a long series of acts of gun violence by her aging and volatile father. VERDICT Joss's understanding her father's penchant for violence and anger takes a long time to unfold. The book relies heavily on dialog that doesn't always propel the narrative. In the end, this debut author still provides a gripping snapshot of a dysfunctional family torn apart by their own doing. - Susan Santa - Library Journal, "Brooklyn café owner and baker Joss Ryckman was dressed in pink by her mother but called 'Paulie-girl' and 'Boy-o' by her father, Paul. Now a grown woman, she's still living in the shadow of the hopes and wishes of her parents. When her mother dies, Joss returns to her mother's ancestral home in Cannan, NY, a place haunted by tragedies. She lives the dual life that her mother did 20 years before, traveling between Canaan and Brooklyn. But the men in her life want more from her. Wyatt, a combat veteran who loves her, is fighting to remain by her side even as she pushes him away. She is also pulled back to the city by another in a long series of acts of gun violence by her aging and volatile father. VERDICT Joss's understanding her father's penchant for violence and anger takes a long time to unfold. The book relies heavily on dialog that doesn't always propel the narrative. In the end, this debut author still provides a gripping snapshot of a dysfunctional family torn apart by their own doing." -- Susan Santa - Library Journal, "In this story of old family wounds, author Marie White Small opens with a gunshot and uses skillful pacing to keep the mystery behind that violence a secret until the very end." -- Susan Kushner Resnick , Author of the New York Times best seller You Saved Me, Too, "Marie White Small's mesmerizing prose has delighted people locally for years, but now with the publication of Stony Kill, her work will get a wider and much deserved audience. This book is filled with energy and surprise, and Small's poignant choice of words and phrases make it a pleasure to read. Every reader will be absorbed in this spellbinding book and learn what we in Vermont have known for years--Marie White Small is a true gem." --Bill Morgan Author of Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression , I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg , The Beat Generation in San Francisco : A Literary Tour , Beat Generation in New York: A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac's City , The Typerwriter is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat Generation , The Civil War Lover's Guide to New York City, and Bennington and the Civil War "Marie White Small's use of language reveals the culture and unique qualities of her characters. She examines an authentic life with all its discomforts and struggles. I am in awe of what she has accomplished; her courage and conviction to boldly look back with clear eyes is her greatest gift to her readers." Michael Murphy, Ed.D. DFP, Chief of Mental Health Services, The Vermont Department of Corrections Author of Popsicle Fish: Tales of Fathering and a contributor to The Chicken Soup for the Soul Series "In this story of old family wounds, author Marie White Small opens with a gunshot and uses skillful pacing to keep the mystery behind that violence a secret until the very end." --Susan Kushner Resnick Author of the New York Times best seller You Saved Me, Too, "Marie White Small's mesmerizing prose has delighted people locally for years, but now with the publication of Stony Kill, her work will get a wider and much deserved audience. This book is filled with energy and surprise, and Small's poignant choice of words and phrases make it a pleasure to read. Every reader will be absorbed in this spellbinding book and learn what we in Vermont have known for years--Marie White Small is a true gem." --Bill Morgan Author of Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression , I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg , The Beat Generation in San Francisco : A Literary Tour , Beat Generation in New York: A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac's City , The Typerwriter is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat Generation , The Civil War Lover's Guide to New York City, and Bennington and the Civil War "Marie White Small's use of language reveals the culture and unique qualities of her characters. She examines an authentic life with all its discomforts and struggles. I am in awe of what she has accomplished; her courage and conviction to boldly look back with clear eyes is her greatest gift to her readers." Michael Murphy, Ed.D. DFP, Chief of Mental Health Services, The Vermont Department of Corrections Author of Popsicle Fish: Tales of Fathering and a contributor to The Chicken Soup for the Soul Series "In this story of old family wounds, author Marie White Small opens with a gunshot and uses skillful pacing to keep the mystery behind that violence a secret until the very end." --Susan Kushner Resnick Author of the New York Times best seller You Saved Me, Too - - Back cover, "Marie White Small's mesmerizing prose has delighted people locally for years, but now with the publication of Stony Kill, her work will get a wider and much deserved audience. This book is filled with energy and surprise, and Small's poignant choice of words and phrases make it a pleasure to read. Every reader will be absorbed in this spellbinding book and learn what we in Vermont have known for years--Marie White Small is a true gem." -- Bill Morgan Author of Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression , I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg , The Beat Generation in San Francisco : A Literary Tour , Beat Generation in New York: A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac's City , The Typerwriter is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat Generation , The Civil War Lover's Guide to New York City, and Bennington and the Civil War
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
After the sudden death of her mother, Joss Ryckman finds herself running away from everything--the life she did not choose of managing the family bakery in Brooklyn, the troubled relationship with her sometimes violent father, and her conflicts with Wyatt, a lover who always wants more. But when she flees to the country farm of her childhood in upstate New York, will she finally find the truth of dark events in her family's past? Or will all that she has held at bay for twenty years come crashing down? As Joss comes to terms with her loss, she is forced to confront memories of a childhood steeped in both joy and sorrow. As the past seeps in through the rich farmland and the landscape of the treacherous, churning Stony Kill, Piecing together the broken past and her family's dysfunction, the dark secrets of a family submerged in a history of violence and regret begin to take shape, and the reality of two brutal killings can no longer be denied. Joss must make her own choices and, ultimately, let go.Rich with beautiful language and immersed in powerful descriptions of Joss's feelings, Stony Kill tells a powerful story of the heartbreak and suffering from violent acts of a dysfunctional family, and ultimately her hope and choice of a better life., 0011881076AliceBauer82126214.0Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USJAX-NONE After the sudden death of her mother, Joss Ryckman finds herself running away from everything--the life she did not choose of managing the family bakery in Brooklyn, the troubled relationship with her sometimes violent father, and her conflicts with Wyatt, a lover who always wants more. But when she flees to the country farm of her childhood in upstate New York, will she finally find the truth of dark events in her family's past? Or will all that she has held at bay for twenty years come crashing down? As Joss comes to terms with her loss, she is forced to confront memories of a childhood steeped in both joy and sorrow. As the past seeps in through the rich farmland and the landscape of the treacherous, churning Stony Kill, Piecing together the broken past and her family's dysfunction, the dark secrets of a family submerged in a history of violence and regret begin to take shape, and the reality of two brutal killings can no longer be denied. Joss must make her own choices and, ultimately, let go.Rich with beautiful language and immersed in powerful descriptions of Joss's feelings, Stony Kill tells a powerful story of the heartbreak and suffering from violent acts of a dysfunctional family, and ultimately her hope and choice of a better life.
LC Classification Number
PS3623.H57866S76
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