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ISBN10: 1948814676
ISBN13: 9781948814676
Publisher: Torrey House Pr
Published: Feb 21 2023
Pages: 175
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781948814676
Publisher: Torrey House Pr
Published: Feb 21 2023
Pages: 175
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
Linked short stories set in the modern West probe the human desire for independence and profound connection amid a world increasingly on fire.
is a worthy addition to the fiction of the American West.
is a worthy addition to the fiction of the American West.
--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The residents of Clayton, Colorado, must learn to live with what has burned and what threatens to ignite. In Defensible Spaces, a bus driver confronts a rush of memories when an old flame climbs aboard; a trailer park resident attempts to save her home; a reclusive fire mitigation worker fuels public outrage. Throughout ten linked short stories, townspeople work through relationships with alcoholism, history, and each other, negotiating where and when to create their own defensible spaces that might, but will not always, keep them protected.
For fans of literary linked story collections such as Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge or Fidelity by Wendell Berry, Defensible Spaces is a nuanced and generous debut collection with the former mining town of Clayton, Colorado, at its heart.
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