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Below the Falls

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From the author of the novel, The Hummingbirds, comes the debut story collection, Below the Falls. Two climbers in the North Cascades risk their friendship and lives ascending a frozen waterfall. The girlfriend of a famous comedian in Greenwich Village must decide whether she wants to raise a child in the spotlight of fame. A mysterious Bird of Paradise makes daily overtures to an elderly widow in the frigid Midwest. A Texas fracking mogul struggles to find the love his money prevents. The deeply rendered American landscapes of these stories emerge as a vital background for characters faced with conflicts that cannot be easily resolved, illuminating interior worlds filled with contradiction. Written in sharp, poignant prose, Below the Falls is a collection filled with passion, tenderness, love, and peril.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9798989542215
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Udgivet:
  • 22. marts 2024
  • Størrelse:
  • 127x203x11 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 213 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 8-11 hverdage
Forventet levering: 6. december 2024

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From the author of the novel, The Hummingbirds, comes the debut story collection, Below the Falls. Two climbers in the North Cascades risk their friendship and lives ascending a frozen waterfall. The girlfriend of a famous comedian in Greenwich Village must decide whether she wants to raise a child in the spotlight of fame. A mysterious Bird of Paradise makes daily overtures to an elderly widow in the frigid Midwest. A Texas fracking mogul struggles to find the love his money prevents. The deeply rendered American landscapes of these stories emerge as a vital background for characters faced with conflicts that cannot be easily resolved, illuminating interior worlds filled with contradiction. Written in sharp, poignant prose, Below the Falls is a collection filled with passion, tenderness, love, and peril.

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