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going away shoes
jill mccorkle a master of the short story whose work has been compared to that of alice munro and lorrie moore is a writer whose characters insist on our immediate and total attention . here in her first collection in eight years are eleven new stories bristling with her signature wit and weight . one way or the other all of these stories are about women looking love in the face without flinching . some of them are confronting the reality of domestic disruption ; others are simply flirting with the possibilities and dangers of change . mccorkles characters make mistakes but arent interested in hiding behind them . they get divorced or quit their jobs or tell people to step aside and they move on . br from the first story about a modern day cinderella contemplating escape to the last me and big foot an idyll about finding the perfect prince mccorkles collection is the genuine article the work of a great storyteller who knows exactly how and why to pair longing and laughter . p
hardcover algonquin books of chapel hill 2009 isbn13 9781565126329 isbn10 1565126327
abridged n isbn 13 9781565126329 number in series 1 number of pages 258 publisher workman pub co release date 62135769600000