Description |
241 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents |
Old crimes -- The lineman -- Low tones -- Commandments -- Swinger -- A simple question -- Baby in the pan -- Filling station -- Confessional -- The last station -- Act III -- Sparrow. |
Summary |
Old Crimes delves into the lives of characters who hold their secrets and misdeeds close, even as the past continues to reverberate over time and across generations. And despite the characters’ yearnings for connection, they can’t seem to tell the whole truth. In “Low Tones,” a woman uses her hearing impairment as a way to guard herself from her husband’s commentary. In “Lineman,” a telephone lineman strains to connect to his family even as he feels pushed aside in a digital world. In “Confessional,” a young couple buys a confessional booth for fun, only to discover the cost of honesty. |
Subject |
Life change events -- Fiction.
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Change (Psychology) -- Fiction.
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Genre |
Short stories.
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ISBN |
9781616209735 (hardcover) |
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1616209739 |
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