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A Place of Light
Impeccably crafted and sensitively written, this collection of short stories is built around the outstanding yet ordinary individuals and rural working class eccentrics of the author's native upstate New York. Gritty, raw, and real, these depictions of the hardworking poor reveal the secret burdens of their everyday lives. At the core of these wide-ranging narratives are m...more
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Even if she hadn't been my advisor in grad school, I would have enjoyed this collection. She was taught by Raymond Carver, and her stories share his minimalist, melancholic tone. She's excellent with coming-of-age stories, and in representing the Italian-American female experience.
Lovely short stories.
Jodi
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