Inheritance

by Janetle Turner Hospital; Hospital, Janette Turner

• ISBN13: 9781891885181
• ISBN10: 1891885189
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Hub City Pr

Summary

A collection of 36 award-winning short stories from the S.C. Arts commission

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
My Father Like a River	p. 12
Ropes	p. 20
The Egg People	p. 28
Visiting Hour	p. 34
The Sounds of Falling Bombs	p. 38
The Paperboy	p. 44
The Proposal	p. 50
Midwifery	p. 57
Airwaves	p. 64
Objects in Mirror are Closer Than They Appear	p. 67
A Clear Territory	p. 73
Voice of the Dog-God	p. 78
A Close and Holy Darkness	p. 88
Nocturne on a Winter's Night	p. 97
Burnt Beans	p. 103
Junnie, the Coin, and Grandpa Dickens	p. 111
A Garden with a Mango Tree	p. 115
Mercator Projection	p. 124
Procedures	p. 132
Law's Passage	p. 140
The Reckoning	p. 148
Signs of Deer	p. 157
City Bus	p. 165
Inberitance	p. 173
Wrecker	p. 180
A Summer Solstice	p. 185
Stars	p. 190
Dealing with Uncle Zeke	p. 198
Torpor	p. 207
Break	p. 218
Stuck!	p. 223
A Life of Crime	p. 232
Business	p. 239
The Swimmer	p. 247
Cucumber Rondo	p. 256
The Center of the Universe	p. 265
Past Winners	p. 276
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