false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171944539m/127955.jpg 127955 4 Elizabeth McCracken's first novel, THE GIANT'S HOUSE--a finalist for the 1996 National Book Award--was widely praised for its heart, its humor, and its poetic yet unsentimental voice. Like her extraordinary novel, McCracken's stories are a delightful blend of eccentricity and romanticism. In the title story, a young man and his wife are intrigued and amused when a peculiar unknown aunt announces a surprise visit--only the old woman can't be traced on the family tree. In "What We Know About the Lost Aztec Children," the "normal" middle-class son of a former circus performer (the Armless Woman) must suddenly confront his mother's pain. In "It's Bad Luck to Die," a young woman discovers that her husband's loving creations--he's a tattoo artist--make her feel at home in her skin for the first time. Daring, offbeat, and utterly unforgettable, <I>Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry</I> is the work of a n unparalleled young storyteller who possesses a rare insight and unconventional wisdom far beyond her years. Her stories will steal your heart.Elizabeth McCrackens first novel, THE GIANTS HOUSE--a finalist for the 1996 National Book Award--was widely praised for its heart, its humor, and its poetic yet unsentimental voice. Like her extraordinary novel, McCrackens stories are a delightful blend of eccentricity and romanticism. In the title story, a young man and his wife are intrigued and amused when a peculiar unknown aunt announces a surprise visit--only the old woman cant be traced on the family tree. In What We Know About the Lost Aztec Children, the normal middle-class son of a former circus performer (the Armless Woman) must suddenly confront his mothers pain. In Its Bad Luck to Die, a young woman discovers that her husbands loving creations--hes a tattoo artist--make her feel at home in her skin for the first time. Daring, offbeat, and utterly unforgettable, <i>Here;s Your Hat Whats Your Hurry</i> is the work of a n unparalleled young storyteller who possesses a rare insight and unconventional wisdom far beyond her years. Her stories will steal your heart. 1197317 1993 Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry: Stories total:212|5:59|4:82|3:64|2:7|1:0| 212 829 323 19 5 1 false false Sun Jul 29 20:28:01 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 20:31:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 05:48:59 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 05:57:16 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Thu Dec 04 09:25:57 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 09:29:42 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 05 17:14:57 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 00:46:06 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 03:47:36 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 12:13:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 09:43:50 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 08:57:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 25 05:10:17 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 07:01:20 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 13:27:04 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 10:35:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 18:21:04 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 19:04:19 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 13:12:32 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 04:09:10 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 29 20:02:57 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 20:05:34 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Thu Dec 13 17:38:02 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 15:13:33 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Sun Jun 10 19:04:25 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 19:05:58 -0700 2007 it's a book that made me think about the craft of writing short stories, in that some of it was well done, but i never quite loved it and spent a lot of time investigating why.]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Sep 14 07:32:18 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 07:34:29 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Fri Sep 07 09:11:12 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 09:11:41 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 12:18:37 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 12:19:23 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Sep 30 06:48:25 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 06:48:29 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 08:50:10 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 12:03:56 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun May 11 09:05:57 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 09:06:30 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 21:00:08 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 21:00:08 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=127955