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A bold variety of stories about characters ranging in age from ten to ninety. These tales push swiftly to the heart of pain, need, and understanding. -- Chicago Tribune A failed seduction . . . the dangerous, nearly fatal bonds of sisterhood . . . madness and murder in pre-Civil War Georgia. From the inner-city streets of Detroit to the heart of Idaho, in prose that can shimmer like stardust or cut like a scalpel, these passionate and sometimes-terrifying stories expose lives shadowed by guilt, love, random cruelties, and tender mercies.

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Melanie Rae Thon belts out her short stories in a tone and style reminiscent of classic blues singers.... The reader is swept along not only by Ms. Thon's remarkable characterizations but also by the taut, magic current of her prose, which carries an exhilarating rhythmic punch. --The New York Times Book Review The stories are as tough and beautiful as prairie wildflowers. The dazzling prose and penetrating psychological insights mark the emergence of a fine, new American voice in contemporary fiction. --Boston Herald

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Melanie Rae Thon is also the author of First, Body (Owl Books, 0-8050-5540-1) Iona Moon, and Meteors in August. Her short stories have appeared in The Best American Short Stories, The Paris Review, Story, and Granta. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, and teaches at the Ohio State University.

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