Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Who doesn't like a good short story? To while away an afternoon, to read in the wee hours after waking at the wrong time, and for Sunday afternoons. These short stories fit the bill. They tell of everyday life with all its grimness, loves, rivalries, and occasionally a true reward. Taking place in Mississippi is only coincidental, but having a place in mind as you read helps to visualize the action. And in each story there is new information, such as about going to a chiropractor, having a Caesarian, climbing a signal pole in an ice storm. The writing is direct, intending to communicate a story full of incident. The stories and the book succeed very well." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)
Table of Contents
House of health -- Stay-gone days -- Mississippi history -- Hungarian stew -- Black Angus -- A life of ease -- Hoe hands -- The tower -- Hazel Baker.