Magpies
Lynne Barrett
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Description
In Magpies, Lynne Barrett's characters move through the past decade's glitter and darkness. From the Internet's fragmented pages to a gossip columnist's sweet poison to the ABCs of a hurricane season, these tales explore story form and storytelling as a means of connection, betrayal, and survival for characters who learn, sometimes too late, the value of what's grasped and what's lost.
Product Details
| Publisher | Carnegie-Mellon University Press |
| Publish Date | September 01, 2011 |
| Pages | 120 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780887485435 |
| Dimensions | 8.9 X 5.9 X 0.4 inches | 0.5 pounds |
BISAC Categories: Literary Fiction
About the Author
LYNNE BARRETT's work has appeared in Miami Noir, A Dixie Christmas, Delta Blues, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Apalachee Review, Saw Palm, the Southern Women's Review and many other anthologies and magazines. Magpies is her third collection of short stories. She has received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery story from the Mystery Writers of America and fellowships from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. With her husband and son, she lives in Miami. She teaches at Florida International University and edits The Florida Book Review. More information can be found at http: //www.lynnebarrett.com/.
Reviews
Lynne Barrett belongs in the top tier of short-story writers in America today. Her unforgettable characters, poker-face wit, and sly plots make for an intensely enjoyable experience. The title story should be snapped up by anthologies. Barrett's male characters are every bit as believable as her female characters, and the breadth of detail is both natural and mind-expanding. You want to read her work: it's hilarious-funny and sophisticated-funny and moving-funny, and withal shines a clarity that comes from the subtle beauty of her sentences.
Kelly Cherry, author of The Woman Who
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