Synopses & Reviews
If Nanci Kincaid's trademark talent is for narrative voice, her trademark subject is the mating game. "Full of loving and lovelorn women whose affections run as fast, as deep--sometimes even as muddied--as the Mississippi."--Publishers Weekly, starred; "Eight exquisite examples of great short story writing . . . Kincaid's voice is strong, true, and clear, and there is a solid nugget of truth in each story. Highly recommended."--Library Journal; "The narrative voice in all the stories is sure and strong, bolstered by Kincaid's fresh insights and quirky humor."--Booklist; "Entertaining and occasionally dazzling . . . Good, gritty work from a vigorous talent. Kincaid may well blossom into one of the better storytellers around."--Kirkus Reviews.
Synopsis
Here in her second book of fiction, Nanci Kincaid, author of "Crossing Blood", zeros in on the give-and-take between certain exuberantly feminine females and the helplessly macho males they attract. Why the bed seems like a raft is her singular insight--and what drives these eight irresistible stories. "Nanci Kincaid comes at you all Southern, rough and sturdy as a long piece of hand-cut wood".--"Mirabella".
About the Author
Nanci Kincaid is the author of two previous novels, Crossing Blood and Balls, and a collection of short stories, Pretending the Bed Is a Raft. She lives in Hawaii with her husband. They have four grown children.
Table of Contents
Snakes -- This is not the picture show -- Won't nobody ever love you like your daddy does -- Pretty please -- Just because they've got papers doesn't mean they aren't still dogs -- Why Richard can't -- Total recoil -- Pretending the bed is a raft.