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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsThe Nightingales of Troy: Stories of One Family's Centuryby Alice Fulton
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In 1908, Mamie Garrahan faces childbirth aided by her arsenic-eating sister-in-law Kitty, a nun who grows opium poppies, and a doctor who prescribes Bayer Heroin. "In the twentieth century, I believe there are no saints left," Mamie remarks. But her daughters and granddaughter test this notion with far-reaching consequences. Kitty's arsenic reappears sixty years later in the hands of her distraught niece. A schoolgirl's passion for the Beatles and Melville--a passion both lonely and funny--shapes her life. Each decade is illuminated by endearingly eccentric characters: an anorexic waitress falls for a wealthy college boy in the jazz age...an exuberant young nurse questions science during the Depression...a homely seamstress designs a scandalous dress in the 1950s. The Nightingales of Troy, the first fiction collection by an acclaimed American poet, creates a vividly palpable sense of time and place. Alice Fulton's memorable characters confront the deepest dilemmas with bravery and abiding love. Synopsis:"Outstanding....Alice Fulton reveals herself to be triumphantly at home in the short story."--Boston Sunday Globe About the AuthorAlice Fulton's honors include a MacArthur Fellowship and the Editor's Prize in Fiction. Her work has appeared in Best American Short Stories and the Pushcart Prize anthologies. She lives in Ithaca, New York, and teaches at Cornell University. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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