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The Blue Valley: A Collection Of Stories
From Civil War prison camps to contemporary trailer parks, these thirteen memorable tales of life in the Southern Appalachians come alive with an array of intriguing characters -- male and female, young and elderly, learned and unlearned. The separate passions and dreams of these individuals mirror the larger cultural and historical dramas of American life, revealing ...more
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
October 2nd 2000
by Touchstone
(first published 1989)
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This is a collection of short stories written by Robert Morgan who is most known for his novels. The stories in it rise up out of the mist like the mountains that they are set in, and give a short glimpse into peoples lives. Most are set in or shortly after a war, and most show the struggle with poverty that the region has often been associated with.
As always I read this book first because the places were near to my heart as I lived not far from some of the setttings many years ago. It was...more
As always I read this book first because the places were near to my heart as I lived not far from some of the setttings many years ago. It was...more
I loved this book of short stories, and it took a North Carolina map and my dictionary to help me appreciate them even more. Morgan allows us to catch a brief glimpse into the lives of the characters he's created. He also made me incredibly nostalgic for some of the places of my childhood.
I am loving these stories. The first one is too beautiful for words and heartbreaking at the same time.
Every now and then, I like to take a break and pick up a book of short stories...this was not one of the better choices.
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Robert Morgan was raised on his family's farm in the North Carolina mountains. The author of eleven books of poetry and eight books of fiction, including the bestselling novel Gap Creek, he now lives in Ithaca, New York, where he teaches at Cornell University.
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