The author of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All and Plays Well with Others returns with a collection of four insightful, loving novellas. The works trace how far people will go, through social pretense, sexual and racial secrets, to preserve their own dignity, a necessary mythology.
In The Practical Heart, the narrator's great-aunt, deprived of the family fortune, becomes the young boy's guide to life outside provincial North Carolina. In Preservation News, a well-born matron eulogizes a gay preservationist who saved everything but his own life. He's One, Too chronicles an admired local businessman accused of child molestation. Saint Monster reveals a son's memories of a man truly Christ-like and therefore utterly endangered.
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"What a delight. I couldn't get into the final novella, but the first three were impeccable. I loved the spinster aunt and her unique quest, and the home-restoration expert was beautifully sketched. Really worthwhile. " — Dave (4 out of 5 stars)
"What a delight. I couldn't get into the final novella, but the first three were impeccable. I loved the spinster aunt and her unique quest, and the home-restoration expert was beautifully sketched. Really worthwhile. "
" What a delight. I couldn't get into the final novella, but the first three were impeccable. I loved the spinster aunt and her unique quest, and the home-restoration expert was beautifully sketched. Really worthwhile. "
" A book of short stories by a well-known author. I tried to read, but could not work up much interest. "
" Liked the Oldest Living Confederate Widow much more. This is a book of not too interesting short stories that are not connected. "
" I really liked the first two novellas, but lessened the rating because my attention span dropped after that. Kudos to the author for being original. "
Allan Gurganus lives in a small town in North Carolina. The title novella of this book won the National Magazine Prize. His other honors include the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Southern Book Prize, and the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Dan Cashman is an American television actor, producer, and audiobook narrator who has also appeared in many television movies such as Dangerous Women, The Invisible Man, and The Pretender.
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