The State We're In: Maine Stories

The State We're In: Maine Stories

â€œAnn Beattie at her most magnificentâ€¦Her first new collection in ten years...These tales explore the range of emotional states the author is famous for: longing, disaffection, ambivalence, love, regret. Itâ€™s nice to hear her voice againâ€ (People).

â€œA peerless, contemplative page-turnerâ€ (Vanity Fair), The State Weâ€™re In is about how we live in the places we have chosenâ€”or been chosen by. Itâ€™s about the stories we tell our families, our friends, and ourselves, the truths we may or may not see, how our affinities unite or repel us, and where we look for love.

Many of these stories are set in Maine, but The State Weâ€™re In is about more than geographical location. Some characters have arrived in Maine by accident, others are trying to escape. The collection is woven around Jocelyn, a wry, disaffected teenager living with her aunt and uncle while attending summer school. As in life, the narratives of other characters interrupt Jocelynâ€™s, sometimes challenging, sometimes embellishing her view.

â€œAnn Beattie slips into a short story as flawlessly as Audrey Hepburn wore a Givenchy gown: an iconic presentation, each line and fold falling into place but allowing room for surpriseâ€ (O, The Oprah Magazine). â€œSplendid...memorable...every pageâ€¦fitted out with the blessed finery of hypnotic storytellingâ€ (The Washington Post), these stories describe a state of mind, a manner of being. The State Weâ€™re In explores, through womenâ€™s voices, the unexpected moments and glancing epiphanies of daily life.
Country USA
Brand Scribner
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber SG-USB-266
Model SG-USB-266
ReleaseDate 2016-07-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501111372

Country	USA
Brand	Scribner
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	SG-USB-266
Model	SG-USB-266
ReleaseDate	2016-07-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501111372

The State We're In: Maine Stories

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