Wild, funny, touching and full of crackling dialogue, Robert Garner
McBrearty's stories turn the intensity of real life up a notch:
-- A soap opera star turns a set into a real-life melodrama.
-- A reformed drinking, whoring, foulmouthed horsethief and bank
robber achieves New Age enlightenment.
-- A hot spring oasis is the source of a man's newfound sanity --
or is it insanity?
In McBrearty's talented hands, this exaggerated reality makes
life seem much more hilarious and heartbreakingly real. Previously
published in distinguished literary magazines, these stories are
about people caught at the moment of life change. Each compelling
character struggles with major issues: the struggle to hold down
two jobs, hold on to love, keep a grip on reality. And then there's
the toughest tussle of all -- the choice to be a responsible
citizen or a heroic hellraiser who runs with the bulls.
Written with wit and true grit, McBrearty's stories take readers
from the city to the open country, from Texas to California. What
readers adore most about McBrearty's stories is that, no matter
where they are set, real people live there -- out loud.
General
Imprint: |
Daniel & Daniel Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 1999 |
First published: |
November 1999 |
Authors: |
Robert Garner McBrearty
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Dimensions: |
216 x 139 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
160 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-880284-36-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
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LSN: |
1-880284-36-7 |
Barcode: |
9781880284360 |
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