Deadheading and Other Stories Contributor(s): Gilstrap, Beth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1636280005 ISBN-13: 9781636280004 Publisher: Red Hen Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Southern - Fiction | Small Town & Rural - Fiction | Women |
Dewey: 813.6 |
LCCN: 2021014803 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 232 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Irrevocably tied to the Carolinas, these stories tell tales of the woebegone, their obsessions with decay, and the haunting ache of the region itself--the land of the dwindling pines, the isolation inherent in the mountains and foothills, and the loneliness of boomtowns. Predominantly working-class women challenge the status quo by rejecting any lingering expectations or romantic notions of Southern femininity. Small businesses are failing. Factories are closing. Money is tight. The threat of violence lingers for women and girls. Through their collective grief, heartache, and unsettling circumstances, many of these characters become feral and hell-bent on survival. Gilstrap's prose teems with wildness and lyricism, showing the Southern gothic tradition of storytelling is alive and feverishly unwell in the twenty-first century. |