Homeplaces

by Gibson, Mary Ellis

• ISBN13: 9780872497856
• ISBN10: 0872497852
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Pr

Summary

Eighteen stories about home and its significance to contemporary Southerners.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
First Dark	p. 3
The Business Venture	p. 22
The Long Afternoon	p. 59
One Summer	p. 72
Flight	p. 101
A Tender Man	p. 127
Madame Bai and the Taking of Stone Mountain	p. 148
The Welcome Table	p. 161
A Sudden Trip Home in the Spring	p. 166
Mother Tongue	p. 179
Zoe	p. 196
From Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo	p. 215
Ridin' the Moon in Texas	p. 223
A Pilgrim Notebook, Part I: The Odyssey	p. 231
A Happy Story	p. 243
A Man Among Men	p. 257
Manly Conclusions	p. 271
Finding the Chain	p. 279
Suggestions for Further Reading and Classroom Use	p. 295
Notes on Contributors	p. 298
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