[bksvol-discuss] 2 books of short fiction on Step 1 page
- From: "Rik James" <d28rik@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 11:52:40 -0600
Hello, volunteers.
Just as a note, two books I submitted are currently on the Step 1 download
page.
Both contemporary short fiction. Both books fairly short in length, both
produced with normalized pagination, spell checked, and attempts made to
make them accurate and easy for validation. And both written by writers
named Tom. That was a coincidence! (smile)
Thanks.
Rik
# 1 - Gallatin Canyon
/by Thomas McGuane
Synopsis:
From the book jacket ? Place exerts the power of destiny in these ten
stories of lives uncannily recognizable and unforgettably strange: a boy
makes a surprising discovery skating at night on Lake Michigan; an Irish
clan in Massachusetts gather at the bedside of their dying matriarch; a
battered survivor of the glory days of Key West washes up on other shores.
Several of the stories unfold in Big Sky country, McGuane?s signature
landscape: a father tries to buy his adult son out of virginity; a convict
turned cowhand finds refuge at a ranch in ruination; a couple makes a
fateful drive through the perilous gorge of the title story before parting
ways. McGuane?s people are seekers, beguiled by the land?s beauty and myth,
compelled by the fantasy of what a locale can offer, forced to reconcile
dream and truth. The stories of Gallatin Canyon are alternately comical,
dark, and poignant. Rich in the wit, compassion, and matchless language for
which McGuane is celebrated, they are the work of a master. Thomas McGuane
lives on a ranch in McLeod, Montana. He is the author of nine novels, three
works of nonfiction, and one previous collection of stories.
# 2 - Blues And Trouble : Twelve Stories
by Tom Piazza
short fiction. (musical themes & threads)
Synopsis:
In these stories, we see contemporary Americans looking for meaning in their
troubled lives. The stories share travel as a common motif with each
character searching outside her- or himself for happiness. We are taken into
the abject life of an entertainer named Billy Sundown and witness his
unusual effect on the life of a former classmate; a Gulf Coast fisherman
having an affair with a college instructor safeguards his home and family
against a threatening hurricane; a businessman unknowingly carries a loaded
gun into his girlfriend's home for Thanksgiving; and a pair of Jewish
tourists in Memphis stumble into a shop with Nazi memorabilia. The author's
terse style paints a revealing picture of our perplexed culture. It is Tom
Piazza's first book of fiction. Some of the stories were first published in
magazines.
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