The surprising place : stories / Malinda McCollum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCollum, Malinda, author.

Standardized Title:

Short stories. Selections

Language:

English

Genre:

Short stories.

Physical Description:

x, 197 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst and Boston : University of Massachusetts Press, [2018]

Summary:

"A woman walks a raccoon on a leash, a synchronized swimming coach pops pills during practice, a bagpiper holds a young girl hostage, and an orphan puts her fist through a window, discovering in the engine noise of a jet passing overhead the perfect witness to her inner pain. In this debut collection from prizewinning short story writer Malinda McCollum, people adrift in the American Midwest struggle to find their way in the world, with few signposts for guidance. Set largely in Des Moines, Iowa, over the expanse of several decades, these twelve stories explore the surprising places where our outsized longings may lead us. In prose as lean and unflinching as an Iowa winter, these stories offer confrontation and consolation in equal measure."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

He ain't Jesus

The fifth wall

Think straight

Us, crazy

Wonderland of rocks

Sharks

Your big sister

House of troubles

Days dirty

Kicks

Good monks

Smart life

The surprising place.

Other Format:

Online version: McCollum, Malinda. Surprising place.

ISBN:

9781625343482

1625343485

OCLC:

1012343515