E-book
The uninnocent stories
Record details
- ISBN: 9781453226094 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1453226095 (electronic bk.)
-
Physical Description:
electronic resource
remote
1 online resource. - Edition: 1st Pegasus Books cloth ed.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2011.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | The hoarder -- Gardener of heart -- Whom no hate stirs none dances -- Amazing grace -- The uninnocent -- Tsunami -- (Mis)laid -- All the things that are wrong with me -- The enigma of Grover's Mill -- Ellie's idea -- The road to Naděja -- Lush. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Short stories, American |
| Genre: | Short stories. Electronic books. |
Electronic resources
- Open Road Integrated MediaâThe Unninocent is a masterpiece of empathy and of storytelling. Even if this is the first time reading Morrow, youâll feel like youâve been waiting your whole lifetime for this dark bouquet to appear. I love this chapel of unholy stories with their charming, monstrous, wholly sympathetic characters.ââKaren Russell, author of Swamplandia!ÂBradford Morrowâs stories have garnered him awards such as the O. Henry and Pushcart prizes and have given him a devoted following. Now gathered here for the first time is a collection of his finest, gothic tales.ÂA young man whose childhood hobby of collecting sea shells and birdsâ nests takes a sinister turn when he becomes obsessed with acquiring his brotherâs girlfriend, in âThe Hoarderâ (selected as one of the Best American Noir Stories of the Century). An archeologist summoned to attend his beloved sisterâs funeral is astonished to discover it is not she who has died, but someone much closer to him, in âGardener of Heart.â A blind motivational speaker has a crisis of faith when he suddenly regains his sight, only to discover life was better lived in the dark, in âAmazing Grace.âÂÂIn all of these stories, the reader will be delighted to find himself enthralled and captivated by one of the most potent voices in contemporary American fiction.
- Open Road MediaâThe Unninocent is a masterpiece of empathy and of storytelling. Even if this is the first time reading Morrow, youâll feel like youâve been waiting your whole lifetime for this dark bouquet to appear. I love this chapel of unholy stories with their charming, monstrous, wholly sympathetic characters.ââKaren Russell, author of Swamplandia!Bradford Morrowâs stories have garnered him awards such as the O. Henry and Pushcart prizes and have given him a devoted following. Now gathered here for the first time is a collection of his finest, gothic tales.A young man whose childhood hobby of collecting sea shells and birdsâ nests takes a sinister turn when he becomes obsessed with acquiring his brotherâs girlfriend, in âThe Hoarderâ (selected as one of the Best American Noir Stories of the Century). An archeologist summoned to attend his beloved sisterâs funeral is astonished to discover it is not she who has died, but someone much closer to him, in âGardener of Heart.â A blind motivational speaker has a crisis of faith when he suddenly regains his sight, only to discover life was better lived in the dark, in âAmazing Grace.âIn all of these stories, the reader will be delighted to find himself enthralled and captivated by one of the most potent voices in contemporary American fiction.
