num_pages: 176
description: In this striking debut collection, Christie Hodgen examines the shifting fortunes of several hard-pressed American families, charting their triumphs and failures with honesty and precision. Humor, loneliness, optimism, and despair commingle in these memorable stories.
language: English
title: A Jeweler's Eye for Flaw: Stories
titlecomplete: A Jeweler's Eye for Flaw: Stories (Associated Writing Programs Award in Short Fiction)
genres: Short Stories
ratings_count: 41
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Pr