Small marvels : stories / Scott Russell Sanders.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanders, Scott R. (Scott Russell), 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories.

Indiana--Fiction.

Indiana.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"In Limestone, Indiana, a city tucked away among forested hills, peculiar things happen, often in the vicinity of a jack-of-all-trades named Gordon Mills. Centaurs and nymphs shelter in a local cave, alligators lurk in the sewers, warm snow falls on the Fourth of July, cornstalks rise higher than chimneys, and the Northern Lights shine down on the municipal dump. Gordon takes such events in stride, and deals with them as part of his work on the city maintenance crew. He earns just enough to support a boisterous family, which includes his formidable wife, Mabel, their four children, Mabel's parents, and his widowed mother-nine souls packed into an old house that falls apart as fast as Gordon can fix it. Part folktale, part tall tale, part comic romance, Small Marvels revels in the wonders of everyday life. So, welcome to Limestone, Indiana. You won't find it on a map, but you may remember visiting the place in dreams, the rare, blissful ones in which puzzles are solved, kids flourish, hard work pays off, and love endures"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Aurora

Trees

Sisters

Parents

Widows

Smoke

Centaur

Blues

Wealth

Maintenance

Weight

Dance

Crows

Rabbit

Fossil

Trash

Alligators

Worry

Wolf

Wilderness

Snow

Dinosaur

Anniversary

Flood

About the Author

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Sanders, Scott Russell Small Marvels

ISBN:

0-253-06200-4

OCLC:

1286069712