The Columbia space shuttle and its contents rain down on the people
of Kiser, Texas, in Kathryn Schwille’s imaginative debut novel
set six weeks before the invasion of Iraq. What Luck, This Life
begins in the aftermath of the space shuttle’s break-up, as the
people of Piney Woods watch their pastures swarm with searchers and
reporters bluster at their doors. A shop owner defends herself
against a sexual predator who is pushed to new boldness after he is
disinvited to his family reunion. A closeted father facing a
divorce that will leave his gifted boy adrift retrieves an
astronaut’s remains. An engineer who dreams of orbiting earth
joins a search for debris and instead uncovers an old neighbor’s
buried longing. In a chorus of voices spanning places and years,
What Luck, This Life explores the Columbia disaster’s surprising
fallout for a town beset by the tensions of class, race, and missed
opportunity. Evoking Sherwood Anderson’s classic Winesburg, Ohio
and Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge, the novel’s
unforgettable characters struggle with family upheaval and
mortality’s grip and a luminous book emerges—filled with
heartache, beauty and warmth.
General
Imprint: |
Hub City Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2020 |
Authors: |
Kathryn Schwille
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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ISBN-13: |
978-1-938235-90-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
1-938235-90-8 |
Barcode: |
9781938235900 |
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