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Winner of the 2009 Bakeless Fiction Prize, a confident debut collection about life on and around the Mattaponi Indian Reservation

Set on the Mattaponi Indian Reservation and in its surrounding counties, the stories in this linked collection detail the lives of rural men and women with stark realism and plainspoken humor. A young military couple faces a future shadowed by injury and untold secrets. A dying alcoholic attempts to reconcile with his estranged children. And an elderly womans nurse weathers life with her irascible charge by making payments on a decrepit houseboat—the Mattaponi Queen. The land is parceled into lots, work opportunities are few, and the remaining inhabitants must choose between desire and necessity as they navigate the murky stream of possession, love, and everything in between.

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About the Author

BELLE BOGGS has published work in Glimmer Train, Oxford American, and Best New American Voices 2003. She received an MA in fiction from the University of California at Irvine and grew up in King William County, Virginia.
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daylilly, January 15, 2011 (view all comments by daylilly)
Belle Boggs' perfectly crafted short stories set in the Northern Neck of Virginia. Lives of ordinary individuals described with clear, calm language by a young author who writes with wisdom and humor. Winner of the Bakeless Prize and deserving of many more.
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ISBN:
9781555975586
Author:
Boggs, Belle
Publisher:
Graywolf Press
Subject:
Short Stories (single author)
Subject:
Stories (single author)
Subject:
Virginia
Subject:
Indians of north america
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Literature-A to Z
Edition Description:
Trade Paperback
Publication Date:
20100531
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
9.03 x 6.04 x 0.695 in
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