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“Jayne Anne Phillips is the best short
story writer since Eudora Welty.”
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—Nadine Gordimer
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Three stories are collected in this edition for the first time:
in “Alma,” an adolescent daughter is made the confidant of her lonely
mother; “Counting” traces the history of a doomed love affair, and
“Callie” evokes memories of the haunting death of a child in 1920s
West Virginia. Along with the original seven stories from Fast Lanes—each
told in extraordinary first person narratives that have been hailed by critics
as virtuoso performances—these incandescent portraits offer windows into
the lives of an entire generation of Americans, demonstrating again and again
why Jayne Anne Phillips remains one of our most powerful writers. |
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“Haunting.
. . . Brilliant. . . . Phillips writes from the inside of emotional maelstroms.” |
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—The Boston Globe
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“Ms.
Phillips's ear is almost unerring . . . as ever, she writes beautifully, capturing
elusive moods with startling images and scenes.” |
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—Michicko
Kakutani, The New York Times
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Hardcover
Edition
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©2000 J.A.Phillips - text & images
unless otherwise noted
©2000 Nimworks Design - web site design
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Author
photo © Thomas Victor |
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