Drunk with Love: A Book of Stories

By: Ellen Gilchrist

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Synopsis: &“There is not a single dud in this brilliant collection…crisp stories about marriage, blood, booze and death and the wayward passions fomented by them.&”—Time Out From joyous moments to near insurmountable grief, National Book Award-winning author Ellen Gilchrist gives readers vignettes revealing the lives of some of her most memorable characters. In &“Traceleen at Dawn,&” we see the wealthy Miss Crystal finally give up drinking after a fire consumes her home. In &“1941,&” readers meet Rhoda Manning, a precocious nine-year-old facing off with the world of adults for the first time. In &“The Last Diet,&” a woman on a diet crashes her car into a doughnut shop. And murder takes center stage in &“Memphis&” and &“The Emancipator.&” Coming of age, heartbreak, death, and more permeate these brilliant snapshots of life from the author of the award-winning Victory over Japan, Acts of God, and other acclaimed works. &“Smart, funny, moving, and elegantly written.&”—Vogue &“A writer with a distinctive voice and a considerable narrative gift.&”—Publishers Weekly &“There is not a single dud in this brilliant collection. The crisp stories about marriage, blood, booze and death and the wayward passions fomented by them.&”—Time Out

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