Labors of the Heart - Softcover

Davis, Claire

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312427417 ISBN 13: 9780312427412

Publisher: Picador USA, 2007

Synopsis

Set in the small towns and outlands of the American West, Claire Davis's fiction has been praised as some of the truest, most affecting prose about this region in decades. This collection demonstrates the breadth of her talent, insight, and empathy. "Adultery" follows a middle-aged man who learns that his mother is cheating on her husband. A farmer's marriage is unsettled by a disturbing find on his property in "Trash." And in the title story, a lonely man is struck by love for a woman he sees at the supermarket.
 
The stories in Labors of the Heart, Davis's first collection after the novels Season of the Snake and Winter Range, trace the hidden longings of seemingly stoic people, seeking out the rifts and ruptures in their quiet lives.

About this title

Review:

Praise for Claire Davis: "A gripping, gritty novel stuffed with piercing insights into the human condition." --"The Oregonian "on" Season of the Snake""Fresh and provocative...Davis's literary ethos rivals Larry Watson, Kent Haruf, and Ivan Doig.""--San Francisco Chronicle "on" Winter Range"

About the Author:

Claire Davis's stories have been selected for the Best American Short Stories and the Pushcart Prize anthologies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Picador USA
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312427417
• ISBN 13: 9780312427412
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240