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Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling, award-winning writer of Serena One of the great American authors at work today (The New York Times) gives us a short story collection of haunting allegories about the times we live in—from the perils of capitalism to the extraordinary acts of decency and heroism that exist within them—and the return of the villainess who propelled Rash’s famed Serena to national acclaim.Ron Rash has long been a revered presence in the landscape of American letters. A virtuosic novelist, poet, and story writer, he evokes the beauty and brutality of the land, the relentless tension between past and present, and the unquenchable human desire to be a little bit better than circumstances would seem to allow.
In these ten stories, Rash, a gorgeous, brutal writer (Richard Price) working at the height of his powers, has created a mesmerizing look at the imperfect world aro