Doghouse Roses: Stories - Hardcover

Earle, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618040269 ISBN 13: 9780618040261

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 2001

Synopsis

A debut collection of short fiction by the popular singer-songwriter features brutally honest, sometimes autobiographical tales, including the title story about a singer whose life has nearly been destroyed by drugs, "Wheeler County" about a hitchhiker stranded for years in a small Texas town, "Billy the Kid," and more. 30,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"Earle's narrative voice sounds like a sage in a smoky bar..." Kirkus Reviews

"[A] surprisingly fine short story collection..." The Star Tribune

"A heartfelt, beautifully observed collection of stories." The Oregonian

"[Earle's] ability to write so close to the bone...makes Doghouse Roses such an entertaining read." The Los Angeles Times

"They haven't been shaped...by the small magazines or mainstream monthly editors. There's an appealing sort of innocence to them." Salon

From the Publisher:

'A beautiful and moving collection of short stories by one of our greatest songwriters...It reads like a collaboration between Steinbeck and Kerouac and Bukowski. Steve Earle has taken the great American road song and set it to prose’ Jay McInerney

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0618040269
• ISBN 13: 9780618040261
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 207