Marry or Burn: Stories
Stories
$26.02
- Paperback
294 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2010
Summary
From the author of Seven Loves comes this austere, passionately shaped collection of stories that courageously explores the dynamic nature of modern marriage, the life-shattering heartbreak that often accompanies its collapse, and the fickle way in which the boundaries between us can be broken, erased, and newly defined. At her daughter’s wedding, an alcoholic widow finds a new beginning when she is swept off her feet by the bride’s former secret lover. A man finds himself in a position of t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781582435985 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1582435987 |
| Author: | Valerie Trueblood |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint LLC |
| Imprint: | Counterpoint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 294 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2010 |
| Weight: | 358g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 152mm x 225mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for Marry or Burn “Marry or Burn is a large-hearted, utterly human collection of life-experienced narratives so full that it is difficult to read more than one consecutively.” –Irish Times “Marry or Burn resolutely probes the idea and range of marriage, letting us gaze at a variety of couplings from differing angles, forming a dangerous, sharp-edged mosaic.” –The Seattle Times
About The Author
Valerie Trueblood
Valerie Trueblood is a contributing editor to The American Poetry Review, and her essays, articles, and poetry have appeared in The Northwest Review, The Iowa Review, the Seattle Times, and Seattle Weekly, among others. She lives in Seattle.
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