Marked men : stories / Michael C. White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Michael C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories, American.

United States--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2000]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From Michael C. White, the author of the critically acclaimed novels A Brother's Blood and The Blind Side of the Heart, comes a new book, Marked Men. It is a gripping collection of twelve wide-ranging stories about those unexpected moments in our lives when the layers of our defenses are peeled away, one by one, and we are left with the harsh inevitability of our fates. Touching on themes of loneliness and isolation, Marked Men deals with characters who have been alienated from society, from family and friends, from their past, and sometimes from their own feelings. In "Heights," we meet a young woman whose husband is paralyzed and who must come to grips with the life she now finds herself inhabiting; in "Disturbances," a doctor is called to the scene of a brutal murder, only to discover he will be asked to do much more than pronounce the man dead; in "Burn Patterns," an arson investigator traveling to the scene of a fire picks up a young runaway drifter, an event that causes him to reflect on his own failed marriage; in "The Crossing," a recent widow learns to deal with her fears regarding her alien new life; and in "The Cardiologist's House," the narrator builds model houses at night when he can't sleep and at the same time keeps watch on a neighbor who is having an affair. These are powerful and moving stories told in White's distinctive style. His earlier prose has been hailed by the New York Times as "stunningly well written" and by Booklist as "remarkable." Engaging the reader from the first line, White provides a suspenseful and surprise-filled journey as his characters face and resolve their conflicts.

Contents:

Marked men

Disturbances

Ray's shoes

Burn patterns

Crossing

The smell of life

Fugitives

Three whacks a buck

Instincts

The cardiologist's house

Voices

Heights.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

607910404