Description

"I was born in a land of bayous, raised between rivers," Glenn Blake writes. "There is a place in Southeast Texas where two rivers meet and become one. There is a long bridge over these waters, and as you drive across, you can look to the south and see where the Old River and the Lost River become the Old and the Lost. You can look out as far as you can see and watch this wide water become the bay." These fourteen stories are set in the swamps, bayous, and sloughs of Southeast Texas, a region that is subsiding-sinking inches every year. The characters who inhabit Blake's haunting landscape-awash in their own worlds, adrift in their own lives-struggle to salvage what they can of their hopes and dreams from the encroaching tides.

The Old and the Lost: Collected Stories

Product form

£18.50

Includes FREE delivery
Usually despatched within 5 days
Paperback / softback by Glenn Blake

1 in stock

Short Description:

"I was born in a land of bayous, raised between rivers," Glenn Blake writes. "There is a place in Southeast... Read more

    Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
    Publication Date: 24/01/2017
    ISBN13: 9781421421032, 978-1421421032
    ISBN10: 1421421038

    Number of Pages: 244

    Fiction

    Description

    "I was born in a land of bayous, raised between rivers," Glenn Blake writes. "There is a place in Southeast Texas where two rivers meet and become one. There is a long bridge over these waters, and as you drive across, you can look to the south and see where the Old River and the Lost River become the Old and the Lost. You can look out as far as you can see and watch this wide water become the bay." These fourteen stories are set in the swamps, bayous, and sloughs of Southeast Texas, a region that is subsiding-sinking inches every year. The characters who inhabit Blake's haunting landscape-awash in their own worlds, adrift in their own lives-struggle to salvage what they can of their hopes and dreams from the encroaching tides.

    Customer Reviews

    Be the first to write a review
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)

    Recently viewed products

    © 2025 Book Curl,

      • American Express
      • Apple Pay
      • Diners Club
      • Discover
      • Google Pay
      • Maestro
      • Mastercard
      • PayPal
      • Shop Pay
      • Union Pay
      • Visa

      Login

      Forgot your password?

      Don't have an account yet?
      Create account