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Grieving on the Run
160 PAGES. 17 SHORT STORIES. AUTHOR IS WINNER OF THE "SERENA MCDONALD KENNEDY FICTION AWARD."
- GenresShort Stories
160 pages, Perfect Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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August 21, 2013
This is an excellent collection of short stories, most of which are set in the upper Great Plains of South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah and Montana. The characters that inhabit them--waitresses, mechanics, farmers, and others--live in a close relationship with the land and often on the margins economically. But although they may not be among the society's most privileged, they all have an inherent dignity and Bedard accords them the respect that they deserve.
In "Cold Snap," a man wages a grim battle with the weather to fulfill the obligations he feels to his brother and to a neighbor. In "Blazer," a janitor that no one ever noticed before takes the ride of his life. In "Stalking," a man and his community deal with a tragic death. Their stories, and all of the others in this collection draw the reader into worlds that he or she may never have imagined. And once there, all you want is more.
Brian Bedard has a unique gift for capturing the relationships that exists between the people in these rural areas and the land that they inhabit, and one can't help but be impressed by the talent behind these stories. This collection deserves a very large audience of readers.
In "Cold Snap," a man wages a grim battle with the weather to fulfill the obligations he feels to his brother and to a neighbor. In "Blazer," a janitor that no one ever noticed before takes the ride of his life. In "Stalking," a man and his community deal with a tragic death. Their stories, and all of the others in this collection draw the reader into worlds that he or she may never have imagined. And once there, all you want is more.
Brian Bedard has a unique gift for capturing the relationships that exists between the people in these rural areas and the land that they inhabit, and one can't help but be impressed by the talent behind these stories. This collection deserves a very large audience of readers.
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