Frostbite

by Nathan Graziano

The bleak winter landscape of small town New Hampshire provides the setting for newcomer Nathan Graziano’s brilliant chronicle of working class life. Frostbite connects such unlikely characters as a hirsute librarian, a testosterone-addled dwarf with an air guitar problem, a professional convenience store clerk with punk rock aspirations and the vicarious victim of a devastating moose accident (to name a few) in their attempts to transcend the monotony of their menial existences—only to find themselves bound by the natural elements and their own demons. With compassion and humor, Nathan Graziano unflinchingly details his characters’ struggles toward creative inspiration, redemption and love.

155 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2002

About the author

Nathan Graziano lives in Manchester, New Hampshire with his wife and children.

Reviews

[Bryce Ian · Rating 4 out of 5]

New Hampshire working class everydayers play out intriguing plots in these loosely connected short stories. The attention to gritty details make these stories pop, and the recurring bits of symbolism spread throughout only make you think that much more about whats going on underneath.