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FIRE IN THE FIELD AND OTHER STORIES IBD

GOLDEN ANTELOPE PRESS
06 / 2021
9781952232565
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Sinopsis

In sixteen apparently simple stories, John YoungâÇÖs memorable characters ask (or refuse to ask) what shapes us.áEducation?áTalent?áImpulse? Family? Money? Need for approval?ááMost of the stories are set in small-town Indiana, with a handful coming from New England villages.áAll are sensitively written, careful, and real.The impulse to cheat (embellish) shows up early in the collection, as an antique dealer teaches himself to craft high-quality fakes.áIt reaches a fever pitch and crashes in the next tale, when an ambitious minister in an affluent community pays more attention to his neighborâÇÖs wife and pumpkins than to the living heâÇÖs inherited.áYoungâÇÖs protagonists range from observant nine-year-olds to hyper-competitive teens, from working class dreamersá(and drinkers) to privileged executives defending the compromises theyâÇÖve made.áA few face public humiliation, a few others die.ááIn two of the strongest stories, young women face painful life-and-death decisions, and the conclusions are uncertain. In most, thereâÇÖs an ethical dilemma, skillfully and subtly plotted so that we readers come away energized, appreciatingá'the oxymorons of life.'

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13,49