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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Later, at the Bar: A Novel in Storiesby Rebecca Barry
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Lucy's Tavern is the best kind of small-town bar. It has a good jukebox, a bartender with a generous pour, and it's always open, even in terrible weather. In the raw and beautiful country that makes up Rebecca Barry's fictional landscape, Lucy's is where everyone ends up, whether they mean to or not. There's the tipsy advice columnist who has a hard time following her own advice, the ex-con who falls for the same woman over and over again, and the soup-maker who tries to drink and cook his way out of romantic despair. Theirs are the kinds of stories about love and life that unfold late in the evening, when people finally share their secret hopes and frailties, because they know you will forgive them, or maybe make out with them for a little while. In this rich and engaging debut, each central character suffers a sobering moment of clarity in which the beauty and sadness of life is revealed. But the character does not cry or mend his ways. Instead he tips back his hat, lights another unfiltered cigarette, and heads across the floor to ask someone to dance. A poignant exploration of the sometimes tender, sometimes deeply funny ways people try to connect, Later, at the Bar is as warm and inviting as a good shot of whiskey on a cold winter night. Review:"[A] marvelous debut work of fiction...Later, At the Bar is funny, fast,and addictive. It is an intoxicating book, beginning to end. Barry's charactersare so smart, hilarious, and real that one can't help being utterly seduced by them and what their lives teach us about 'the rough and beautiful ways people carried their loneliness.'...Read this book."--Danielle Trussoni, The New York Times Book Review Review:"Rebecca Barry's debut is a sheer delight. These stories are delicate, smart, touching, and hilarious, and they move through the life of a small town the way life moves through us. Barry is a wonderful writer, graceful, quick, and compassionate." -- Roxana Robinson, author of A Perfect Stranger and Other Stories About the AuthorRebecca Barry lives in Trumansburg, New York, with her husband and two sons. Her nonfiction has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, Seventeen, Real Simple, Details, Hallmark, and The Best American Travel Writing 2003. Her fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, One Story, Tin House, Ecotone, The Mid-American Review, and Best New American Voices 2005. Table of ContentsLucy's Last Hurrah Men Shoot Things to Kill Them Snow Fever Newspaper Clipping Love Him, Petaluma Grace Not Much Is New Here How to Save a Wounded Bird Instructions for a Substitute Bus Driver Eye. Arm. Leg. Heart. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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