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Half in Love: Stories

Half in Love: Stories

Fourteen remarkable stories that combine strong Western settings with a subtle and distinct female voice. This critically celebrated debut collection marks the exciting beginning of prize-winner Meloyâ€™s promising career.

Lean and controlled in their narration, abundant and moving in their effects, Maile Meloyâ€™s stories introduce a striking talent. Most are set in the modern American West, made vivid and unexpected in Meloyâ€™s unsentimental vision; others take us to Paris, wartime London, and Greece, with the same remarkable skill and intuition.

In â€œFour Lean Hounds, ca. 1976,â€ two couples face a complicated grief when one of the four dies. In â€œRanch Girl,â€ the college-bound daughter of a ranch foreman must choose which adult world she wants to occupy. In â€œA Stakes Horse,â€ a woman confronts risk and loss at the racetrack and at home. And in â€œAqua Boulevardâ€â€”winner of the 2001 Aga Khan Prize for Fictionâ€”an elderly Parisian confronts his mortality. Meloyâ€™s command of her charactersâ€™ voices is breathtaking; their fears and desires are deftly illuminated. Smart, surprising, and evocative, Meloyâ€™s brilliantly observed stories fully engage the mind and heart.
Country USA
Brand SCRIBNER
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2003-06-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780743246859

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