Award-winning short story writer Ann Beattie returns with a
brilliant collection of linked stories set in Charlottesville,
Virginia, in a moment of unrest. Onlookers is an astute new story
collection about people living in the same Southern town whose
lives intersect in surprising ways. Peaceful Charlottesville,
Virginia, drew national attention when white nationalists held a
rally there in 2017, a horrific event whose repercussions are still
felt today. Confederate monuments such as General Robert E. Lee
atop his horse were then still standing. The statues are a constant
presence and a metaphoric refrain throughout this collection,
though they represent different things to different characters.
Some landmarks may have faded from consciousness but provoke fresh
outrage when viewed through newly opened eyes. In "Nearby," an
elderly man and his younger wife watch from their penthouse as
protestors gather to oppose the once "heroic" explorers Lewis and
Clark depicted towering over their native guide, Sacagawea. A
lawyer in "In the Great Southern Tradition" deals with a crisis on
Richmond's Monument Avenue, while his sister and nephew plant tulip
bulbs at her stately home. These are stories of unexpected
relationships and affiliations that affirm the value of friendship,
even when it requires difficult compromises or unexpected risks.
Beattie involves the reader in questions about the nature of
community, as the characters grapple with complicated inheritances
that are both historical and personal and the realities of their
lives interact uneasily with the past.
General
| Imprint: |
Scribner
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
July 2023 |
| Authors: |
Ann Beattie
|
| Dimensions: |
213 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
288 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-66801-365-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-66801-365-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781668013656 |
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