Crow Fair
Stories
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 267 pages ; 22 cm
"As his mother's dementia worsens, a devoted, favored son is shocked to learn of his mother's past; a father's meager outdoor skills are no match for a terrifying turn in the weather; old friends holding too many grudges go camping and hire a suicidal guide with too many rules. In several stories, unlikely alliances form: an eccentric neighbor who babysits for a busy, unstable couple becomes overly attached; an accomplished cattle geneticist gets sidetracked by the glamour of a stranger's easy money; an injured ranch owner is charmed by his hired help -- and becomes collateral damage in a classic art world heist. In all, the acuity of McGuane's darkly comic vision is surpassed only by the compassion he manifests for even the rascalliest of his creatures"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Weight watchers -- House on Sand Creek -- Grandma and me -- Hubcaps -- On a dirt road -- Long view to the west -- Casserole -- Motherlode -- Old man who liked to fish -- Prairie girl -- The good Samaritan -- Stars -- Shaman -- Canyon ferry -- River camp -- Lake story -- Crow fair.
Subjects:
FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
FICTION / Family Life.
FICTION / Humorous.
Families -- Fiction.
Short stories, American.
FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
FICTION / Family Life.
FICTION / Humorous.
Families -- Fiction.
Short stories, American.
ISBN:
9780385350198 (cloth)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F McGuane | Wheatley (Shandon) | Fiction | In |