One dog happy /
The adults in these stories can seem as hapless and helpless as the younger characters. Two neglected daughters use the language of clothes to cope with their parents' divorce and their father's mail-order bride. A young girl's bizarre sexual fantasies help her gain control over the c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
[2008], ©2008
Iowa City : c2008 Iowa City : ©2008 Iowa City : [2008] |
| Series: | John Simmons short fiction award
The John Simmons short fiction award John Simmons short fiction award |
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| Summary: | The adults in these stories can seem as hapless and helpless as the younger characters. Two neglected daughters use the language of clothes to cope with their parents' divorce and their father's mail-order bride. A young girl's bizarre sexual fantasies help her gain control over the chaos of her family life. A gang of teenagers accuse a farmer of bestiality. A divorced father tries to create a pony-filled world that might appeal to his daughters "In this debut collection, Molly McNett couples laugh-out-loud dialogue and wry observation reminiscent of Flannery O'Connor with disquieting strains of dashed hope, troubled sexuality, and disillusionment. We meet McNett's endearing, often foolish characters at a point when their minds are open to manipulation by the people and events around them, and the conclusions they draw are heartbreaking: I am not allowed weakness; life treats people unequally; perhaps there is no God. Yet throughout they find quiet moments of possibility, courage, and a return to faith and comfort."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 118 p. ; 24 cm 118 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 158729687X (paper) 158729687X (pbk. : acid-free paper) 158729687X 9781587296871 (paper) 9781587296871 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 9781587296871 |