Format:
1 Online-Ressource ([xi], 163 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
081313921X
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0813125405
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0813173361
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1283233495
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9780813139210
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9780813125404
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9780813173368
,
9781283233491
Series Statement:
Kentucky voices
Content:
The eleven stories in Nothing Like An Ocean confirm the promise of Jim Tomlinson's award-winning debut, Things Kept, Things Left Behind. Set in and around the fictional town of Spivey, Kentucky, the stories spotlight small-town lives that are thrown into quiet turmoil by unexpected events or outsiders: a man's broken-down car prompts a bittersweet hometown reunion; a husband is surprised to find that the idyllic spot where he courted his wife has been obliterated by mountaintop removal; a waitress watches in fascination as a regular customer blossoms as muse to an artist from Belarus. Adept at
Content:
Nothing like an ocean -- Angel, his rabbit and Kyle McKell -- A male influence in the house -- Singing second part -- Overburden -- So exotic -- Rose -- Birds of Providence -- Berliner -- The persistence of ice -- Shadow flag
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Tomlinson, Jim, 1941- Nothing like an ocean Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2009
Language:
English
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