Falling Backwards: Stories of Fathers and Daughters

by Gina Frangello (Editor), Elissa Schappell (Foreword)

Nineteen vivid and compelling stories explore the often charged and tender relationship between a daughter and her father. Includes such notable authors as Pam Houston, Sandra Cisneros, Aimee Bender, Antonya Nelson, Bliss Broyard, Heather Sellers, Steve Almond, Peter Ho Davies, Dan Chaon and others, along with exciting new discoveries. Guest editor Gina Frangello of the award-winning Other Voices magazine, with foreword by Elissa Schappell of Tin House and Vanity Fair. With its universal family theme, Falling Backwards: Stories of Fathers and Daughters is sure to meet a big reception, reaching out from its literary origins to embrace a broad readership with these beautiful and challenging stories.

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

I write, I edit, I read.

Reviews

[Meade · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worst formatting for Kindle that I've seen (would have returned if I hadn't borrowed it for free on Prime) but the stories were really good.

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an unbelievable anthology about father-daughter relationships from writers like Pam Houston, Peter Ho Davies, Steve Almond, Sandra Cisneros, Dan Chaon, Antonya Nelson and Bliss Broyard, with a foreward by Elissa Schappel. It came out with a really small press as Print On Demand and got almost no press, but I was extremely honored to work with such amazing writers and wish more people knew about this book, as it would have done extremely well if it just had a publicity engine behind it. If you have ANY interest in father-daughter relationships, check this out.

[KayG · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some good stories - some not. Bad kindle formatting was very annoying.