Bear and His Daughter: Stories - Hardcover

Stone, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395636523 ISBN 13: 9780395636527

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade), 1997

Synopsis

In "Miserere," Mary Urquhart is a widowed librarian whose unspeakable secret concerning the death of her husband and children causes her to undertake a most unusual and grisly role in the anti-abortion crusade. In his classic and widely anthologized story " Helping" Stone examines with beautifully composed acuity a moment of climactic confrontation in the life of Elliot, a therapist beset by his own demons. Reminiscent of Dog Soldiers and A Flag for Sunrise, "Under the Pitons" is a harrowing story about Blessington, a somewhat reluctant participant in a drug-running scheme, and the grim and unexpected consequences of his involvement. And finally, the title story, a novella published here for the first time, is a powerful, riveting account of the tangled lines that weave together the relationship of a father and his grown daughter.

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Review:

"A volume of short stories that belongs alongside those of Raymond Carver . . . Brilliant, moving, often gloriously funny and triumphant."

"As interesting a group of stories as can be found in contempory literature."

"Masterful and wrenching." Boston Globe

"A volume of short stories that belongs alongside those of Raymond Carver . . . Brilliant, moving, often gloriously funny and triumphant." The San Francisco Chronicle

"As interesting a group of stories as can be found in contempory literature." The Miami Herald

"Masterful and wrenching." Boston Globe
"A volume of short stories that belongs alongside those of Raymond Carver . . . Brilliant, moving, often gloriously funny and triumphant." The San Francisco Chronicle
"As interesting a group of stories as can be found in contempory literature." The Miami Herald

"Masterful and wrenching." Boston Globe
"A volume of short stories that belongs alongside those of Raymond Carver . . . Brilliant, moving, often gloriously funny and triumphant." The San Francisco Chronicle
"As interesting a group of stories as can be found in contempory literature." The Miami Herald

"Masterful and wrenching." Boston Globe

"A volume of short stories that belongs alongside those of Raymond Carver . . . Brilliant, moving, often gloriously funny and triumphant." The San Francisco Chronicle

"As interesting a group of stories as can be found in contempory literature." The Miami Herald

Book Description:

‘Masterly . . . the work of a fine writer on the top of his form’ Sunday Telegraph

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0395636523
• ISBN 13: 9780395636527
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 222