Faulty predictions
By: stories by Karin Lin-Greenberg
Series: Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction; Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction -- 2014.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780820347813; 9780820346861
Subjects: American Short stories; Short Stories (single author); FICTION
Work titles: Short stories
Description: "In Karin Lin-Greenberg's Faulty Predictions, young characters try to find their way in the world and older characters confront regrets. In "Editorial Decisions," members of the editorial board of a high school literary magazine are witnesses to an unspeakable act of violence. Two grandmothers, both immigrants from China, argue over the value of their treasures at a filming of Antiques Roadshow in "Prized Possessions." In "A Good Brother," asister forces her brother to accompany her to the Running of the Brides at Filene's Basement. A city bus driver adopts a pig that has been brought onto the bus by rowdy college students in "Designated Driver." The stories in Faulty Predictions take place in locales as diverse as small-town Ohio, the mountains of western North Carolina, and the plains of Kansas. Lin-Greenberg provides insight into the human condition over a variedcross section of geography, age, and culture. Although the characters are often faced with obstacles and challenges, the stories also capture moments of optimism and hope."--
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