Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe
The American South in Stories, Essays, and Poetry: The American South in Stories, Essays, and Poetry
First published 2005
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A riveting story of love, envy, and betrayal set in the dying days of the lumber industry. It’s the mid-twentieth century and the Canadian lumber industry is dying. Only men who are strong in body and spirit, men like Will Jameson, can lead the expeditions to harvest timber in the perilous mountain landscape. But when Will dies in a tragic accident, it falls to his younger brother, Owen, to take command. Recently returned from military duty, Owen watches his war-hero status quickly fade as he becomes entangled in a triangle between Reggie, the man he saved on the battlefield, and Reggie’s wife, Camellia, the woman he desires.
As the town turns against him and the logging expedition becomes more treacherous, Owen seems trapped in a destiny full of betrayal, love, envy, and jealousy. David Adams Richards creates a devastating portrait–rich with passion, ambition, and mythic vision–of a pre-mechanized time where greatness and weakness hinge on the relentlessness of fate. A compelling work, The Friends of Meager Fortune proves that Richards is one of the finest novelists writing today.
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368 pages
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN
- 978-0-451-21042-5
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- Pages
- 368
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- 978-0-451-21042-5
- 978-1-59692-968-5
- 978-1-59692-930-2
- 978-1-59692-931-9
- 978-1-59692-932-6
- Author
- Barton, Marlin · Gay, William · Gilbert, Jim · Griffin, W. E. B. · Groom, Winston, 1943–2020 · Haynes, Melinda · Hollon, Frank Turner · House, Silas · Hudson, Suzanne · Kelley, Douglas · Kelly, Tom · Bragg, Rick · Knight, Michael · Marshall, Bev · Moss, Robinette · Paddock, Jennifer · Richards, Judith · Shackelford, Richard · Singleton, George · Thompson, Monroe · Thompson, Sidney · Watson, Brad, 1955–2020 · Browne, Jill Conner · Yarbrough, Steve, 1956– · Cline, C. Terry · Conroy, Pat · Corcoran, Tom · Fennelly, Beth Ann · Foster, Patricia · Franklin, Tom, 1962–
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- Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe : The American South in Stories, Essays, and Poetry: The American South in Stories, Essays, and Poetry / Marlin Barton, William Gay, Jim Gilbert, W. E. B. Griffin, Winston Groom, Melinda Haynes, Frank Turner Hollon, Silas House, Suzanne Hudson, Douglas Kelley, Tom Kelly, Rick Bragg, Michael Knight, Bev Marshall, Robinette Moss, Jennifer Paddock, Judith Richards, Richard Shackelford, George Singleton, Monroe Thompson, Sidney Thompson, Brad Watson, Jill Conner Browne, Steve Yarbrough, C. Terry Cline Jr., Pat Conroy, Tom Corcoran, Beth Ann Fennelly, Patricia Foster and Tom Franklin.