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Wolf Note
Fiction. The nine stories in the debut collection, WOLF NOTE, thrust the reader into diverse worlds from San Francisco in the 1940s to the tangled imagination of a delusional adolescent in a contemporary mental ward, introducing characters with compassion, humor, and nuanced psychological insight. The stories capture moments in women's lives as they lose themselves-and find themselves-in love, friendship, music, and madness. An injured ballerina turns to her grandmother's Kodak camera and its 35 millimeter film, which sounds to her "like artillery ammunition," when she can no longer dance. In the title story, the narrator ponders the concept that "certain weaknesses run in families," and she embraces the cello as her brother had clung his violin. "Short story writing is a difficult and demanding craft, and Libby Jacobs clearly has mastered it. Light a fire, curl up, and get set to immerse yourself in the moods and power of WOLF NOTE"-Michael Palmer, author of eleven New York Times Bestsellers, including The Society, Fatal, and The Patient.
73 pages, Paperback
First published September 15, 2006
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September 29, 2020
No one spins a tale quite like author Libby Jacobs. The characters and plot lines draw the reader into each short story in this magnificent collection. The subtle nuances and well-developed story lines make her readers long for Jacobs to publish a full novel. Wolf Note is no doubt a brilliant read!
August 25, 2020
I have been a fan of short stories since my mother gave me a used copy of Guy de Maupassant many decades ago.
This fantastic book of short stories re-confirmed my appreciation for this art form/writing style.
Every one of the women featured in the stories became very real to me. I loved that they claim their lives as their own ("Egg Money")...that they struggle but find ways to succeed ("Repossession")... that they adjust their lives in smart ways ("Still Life")...that they are flawed but, sometimes in unexpected and tragic ways, triumphant.
Once I started reading this book, I could not put it down.
This fantastic book of short stories re-confirmed my appreciation for this art form/writing style.
Every one of the women featured in the stories became very real to me. I loved that they claim their lives as their own ("Egg Money")...that they struggle but find ways to succeed ("Repossession")... that they adjust their lives in smart ways ("Still Life")...that they are flawed but, sometimes in unexpected and tragic ways, triumphant.
Once I started reading this book, I could not put it down.
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