Selected stories from a renowned poet and prose writer "who savors the elegance of simplicity and whose stories resonate and linger" (The New York Times Book Review) Tess Gallagher's vivid and rewarding short stories bear witness to the intimate details and subtle revelations of daily life. Set mostly in Gallagher's native Pacific Northwest and drawn from her two widely acclaimed collections,The Lover of HorsesandAt the Owl Woman Saloon, these stories contain the lives of loggers, bartenders, bear wrestlers, gamblers, Avon ladies, horse whisperers, Tess Gallagheris a poet, fiction writer, and essayist. She is the author ofDear Ghosts, and ofBarnacle Soup: Stories from the West of Irelandwith Josie Gray. She lives in Port Angeles, Washington.In these luminous stories drawn from her acclaimed collectionsThe Lovers of HorsesandAt the Owl Woman Saloon, Tess Gallagher connects the passion of her prizewinning poetry with the prose of working-class Americans struggling to survive. As in the fiction of her late husband and literary partner Raymond Carver, the result is a transformation of the ordinary into to the unforgettable. The characters inThe Man from Kinvaraare recognizable as our neighborstheir choices as mysterious as our own.

Tess Gallagher is a poet, fiction writer, and essayist. She is the author of Dear Ghosts, and of Barnacle Soup: Stories from the West of Ireland with Josie Gray. She lives in Port Angeles, Washington.

“[Gallagher’s] stories are very quiet and warm, and, at the same time, earthy and emotional.” —Haruki Murakami

“In story after story, Tess Gallagher’s men and women fight off the stupor, the small-heartedness, of ordinary life, and find themselves bathed in a sudden, miraculous light. This is lovely writing, exact and startling. What a pleasure to be reminded of the world’s haunting strangeness.” —David Long, author of The Inhabited World

“Tess Gallagher illuminates the lives of her everyday characters with lyrical prose, deep respect for their small concerns, and joy at their foibles and wisdom.” —The Seattle Times

“In Gallagher’s deft hands, it is plain to see that comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin.” —Entertainment Weekly

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