Crow fair
Subtitle: stories
By: Thomas McGuane
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780385350198
Subjects: American Short stories; Fiction
Work titles: Short stories
Description: "As his mother's dementia worsens, a devoted, favored son is shocked to learn of his mother's past; a father's meager outdoor skills are no match for a terrifying turn in the weather; old friends holding too many grudges go camping and hire a suicidal guide with too many rules. In several stories, unlikely alliances form: an eccentric neighbor who babysits for a busy, unstable couple becomes overly attached; an accomplished cattle geneticist gets sidetracked by the glamour of a stranger's easy money; an injured ranch owner is charmed by his hired help -- and becomes collateral damage in a classic art world heist. In all, the acuity of McGuane's darkly comic vision is surpassed only by the compassion he manifests for even the rascalliest of his creatures"--
Table of contents: title: Weight watchers --; title: House on Sand Creek --; title: Grandma and me --; title: Hubcaps --; title: On a dirt road --; title: A long view to the west --; title: Casserole --; title: Motherlode --; title: An old man who liked to fish --; title: Prairie girl --; title: Good Samaritan --; title: Stars --; title: Shaman --; title: Canyon ferry --; title: River camp --; title: Lake story --; title: Crow fair.