THE SHAPE OF A MAN: A NOVELLA AND FIVE STORIES is storytelling in the grand Southern tradition of Robert Penn Warren, William Faulkner, and Flannery O'Connor. In the title novella a young boy seeks to emulate the courage of his father as the two of them attempt to unravel the mystery of a ghastly crime against a simpleton fieldhand in 1950's rural South Carolina. In "Laissez Faire Redux" a traditional South Carolinian and his liberal brother-in-law argue over the flying of the Confederate flag. "Another Woman's Ring" depicts a late-life romance, while in "Midnight" a middle-aged housewife is tempted to passion by a mysterious stranger. "The Liberation of Marian K." takes place in fashionable Manhattan: a man comes to admire an eccentric socialite he once despised. "Family Portrait" partakes of the old Russian literary tradition, exemplified by Tolstoy and Turgenev, of depicting a life in miniature: a woman risks madness and ridicule to preserve the heroic memory of her dead son.

The Shape of a Man: A Novella and Five Stories

Literature & Fiction

Ivey, Randall

Contemporary

iUniverse

<p>DON’T LET THE TITLE of this book fool you, this collection of short stories by Randall Ivey is Southern through and through. Set in the upcountry of South Carolina in the fictitious County of Compton, Ivey’s stories introduce us to a cast of memorable characters. From the bookish and idealistic Jane Poage who falls for a handsome New England thespian, to the eleven-year-old minister and faith-healer Reverend Benny Troy Hoyt, to the peculiar, yet misunderstood Yankee high school chorus teacher, Mrs. Stratton, Ivey’s stories are certain to shock, entertain, and perhaps even move one to tears. If you have ever “visited” William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County, or “passed through” James Kibler’s Clay Bank County, you will most certainly want to add Ivey’s Compton County to your literary travel itinerary. EDITORIAL REVIEWS: “Randall Ivey manages, quite implausibly, to marry the grace, delicacy, and devotion to manners of Henry James with the dark-hued, confessional Americana of Sherwood Anderson…. With this collection, Ivey takes his place as a significant voice in the great tradition of Southern narrative.” —Jim Clark “Don’t be fooled. There is more to these comic stories than comedy. Beneath the laughter the tear of sympathy is always present.” —James Everett Kibler COMMENTS ON PREVIOUS SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS BY RANDALL IVEY: “Set in the contemporary American South, these stories resound with universal themes and touch the heart with their humor and insight.” “Each story is marked by the writer’s versatility and scored by a chorus of distinct voices, young and old, black and white, rich and poor, urbane and primitive.” “classic comic Southern storytelling” *** This title is enrolled in Kindle MatchBook. FREE if print edition is purchased on Amazon. ***</p>

A New England Romance: And Other Southern Stories (Green Altar Books)

Humor & Satire

Shotwell Publishing LLC

Worried about the time her son spends watching TV, Jay's mother drives him to the library to pick out books to read. As Jay devours more books, he grows to be a giant boy full of stories and knowledge. The oversized Jay becomes famous, but his parents search for a way to get their little boy back to size. An expert comes up with a solution to his unusual problem in this picture book about the joy of reading.

Jay and the Bounty of Books

Children's Books

Education & Reference

Pelican Publishing

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