Nine Women

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Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781453247228

<DIV><B>A &ldquo;luminescent&rdquo; collection of stories about nine Southern women from the Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning author of <I>The Keepers of the House</I> (<I>The New York Times</I>).</B><BR /><BR /> The nine namesake women of this collection come from widely disparate worlds, from isolated bayou towns to New Orleans high society. All, however, struggle with grief, longing, and hope.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> In &ldquo;Widows Walk,&rdquo; Myra Rowland tries to make sense of life after the death of her husband. &ldquo;In the Beginning&rdquo; depicts a daughter trying to understand her own mother&rsquo;s determination to raise her up from abject poverty. &ldquo;Ending,&rdquo; meanwhile, tells of a couple whose union dissolves just as their daughter marries. In many cases, these protagonists are struggling to accept the sudden loss of life and love in a land teeming with both.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> In this unforgettable volume, one of America&rsquo;s most masterful storytellers writes with an eye for the female experience and the teeming diversity of life in the Deep South. &ldquo;Grau&rsquo;s tremendous powers of description, ability to conjure atmosphere, and impeccable prose elevate her to the top tier of American short story stylists&rdquo; (<I>Booklist</I>).<BR /> &#160;<BR /><I>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Shirley Ann Grau, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&rsquo;s personal collection</I>.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> &#160;</DIV>