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Something rich and strange : selected stories /

No one captures the complexities of Appalachia as evocatively as Rash. This collection of short stories demonstrate his ability to evoke the heart and soul of this land and its people.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rash, Ron, 1953-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Appalachian Region, Southern > Fiction.
City and town life > Fiction.
Mountain life > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Short stories, American.
Table of Contents:
  • Hard times
  • Three a.m. and the stars were out
  • The ascent
  • Night hawks
  • The trusty
  • Back of beyond
  • Lincolnites
  • Into the gorge
  • Return
  • Waiting for the end of the world
  • Burning bright
  • The woman who believed in jaguars
  • Where the map ends
  • Those who are dead are only now forgiven
  • Their ancient, glittering eyes
  • Falling star
  • The magic bus
  • Something rich and strange
  • The dowry
  • A sort of miracle
  • The corpse bird
  • Dead confederates
  • The woman at the pond
  • A servant of history
  • Twenty-six days
  • Last rite
  • Blackberries in June
  • Chemistry
  • The night the new Jesus fell to earth
  • The harvest
  • Badeye
  • Love and pain in the New South
  • Shiloh
  • Outlaws.