Sidle Creek
Author: McIlwain, Jolene
ISBN: 9781685890414
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 13 Jun 2023
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A NPR Book of the YearPlt;brPgt; A Plt;iPgt;Library JournalPlt;/iPgt; Best Books of 2023Plt;brPgt; A Plt;iPgt;Library JournalPlt;/iPgt; 2023 Best Book Covers of the YearPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Sidle Creek is one of the best story collections IP#8217;ve read in a long time.Pquot; - Ron Rash, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;SerenaPlt;/iPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Set in the bruised, mined, and timbered hills of Appalachia in western Pennsylvania, Plt;iPgt;Sidle Creek Plt;/iPgt;is a tender, truthful exploration of a small town and the people who live there, told by a brilliant new voice in fiction.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;A NPR Book of the YearPlt;brPgt; A Plt;iPgt;Library JournalPlt;/iPgt; Best Books of 2023Plt;brPgt; A Plt;iPgt;Library JournalPlt;/iPgt; 2023 Best Book Covers of the YearPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Sidle Creek is one of the best story collections IP#8217;ve read in a long time.Pquot; - Ron Rash, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;SerenaPlt;/iPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Set in the bruised, mined, and timbered hills of Appalachia in western Pennsylvania, Plt;iPgt;Sidle Creek Plt;/iPgt;is a tender, truthful exploration of a small town and the people who live there, told by a brilliant new voice in fiction.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In Plt;iPgt;Sidle CreekPlt;/iPgt;, McIlwain skillfully interrogates the myths and stereotypes of the mining, mill, and farming towns where she grew up. With stories that take place in diners and dive bars, town halls and bait shops, McIlwainP#8217;s writing explores themes of class, work, health, and trauma, and the unexpected human connections of small, close-knit communities. All the while, the wild beauty of the natural world weaves its way in, a source of the townP#8217;s livelihood P#8211; and vulnerable to natural resource exploitation.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;With an alchemic blend of taut prose, gorgeous imagery, and deep sensitivity for all of the living beings within its pages, Plt;iPgt;Sidle CreekPlt;/iPgt; will sit snugly on bookshelves between Annie Proulx, Joy Williams, and Louise Erdrich.
ISBN: 9781685890414
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 13 Jun 2023
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A NPR Book of the YearPlt;brPgt; A Plt;iPgt;Library JournalPlt;/iPgt; Best Books of 2023Plt;brPgt; A Plt;iPgt;Library JournalPlt;/iPgt; 2023 Best Book Covers of the YearPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Sidle Creek is one of the best story collections IP#8217;ve read in a long time.Pquot; - Ron Rash, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;SerenaPlt;/iPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Set in the bruised, mined, and timbered hills of Appalachia in western Pennsylvania, Plt;iPgt;Sidle Creek Plt;/iPgt;is a tender, truthful exploration of a small town and the people who live there, told by a brilliant new voice in fiction.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;A NPR Book of the YearPlt;brPgt; A Plt;iPgt;Library JournalPlt;/iPgt; Best Books of 2023Plt;brPgt; A Plt;iPgt;Library JournalPlt;/iPgt; 2023 Best Book Covers of the YearPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Sidle Creek is one of the best story collections IP#8217;ve read in a long time.Pquot; - Ron Rash, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;SerenaPlt;/iPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Set in the bruised, mined, and timbered hills of Appalachia in western Pennsylvania, Plt;iPgt;Sidle Creek Plt;/iPgt;is a tender, truthful exploration of a small town and the people who live there, told by a brilliant new voice in fiction.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In Plt;iPgt;Sidle CreekPlt;/iPgt;, McIlwain skillfully interrogates the myths and stereotypes of the mining, mill, and farming towns where she grew up. With stories that take place in diners and dive bars, town halls and bait shops, McIlwainP#8217;s writing explores themes of class, work, health, and trauma, and the unexpected human connections of small, close-knit communities. All the while, the wild beauty of the natural world weaves its way in, a source of the townP#8217;s livelihood P#8211; and vulnerable to natural resource exploitation.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;With an alchemic blend of taut prose, gorgeous imagery, and deep sensitivity for all of the living beings within its pages, Plt;iPgt;Sidle CreekPlt;/iPgt; will sit snugly on bookshelves between Annie Proulx, Joy Williams, and Louise Erdrich.
