Independently Published
The Art of Martinis: More Stories from The Central Valley
Product Code:
9798340930446
ISBN13:
9798340930446
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$13.20
The Art of Martinis: More Stories from The Central Valley
$13.20
"Multiple award-winning author VanPatten returns with a collection of short stories boasting well-developed characters and masterful storytelling." --The US Review of Books VanPatten returns with another collection of stories from the fictional town of Ma?ana in Central California. Weaving a rich tapestry of lives, hopes, and secrets, he plums the depth of the human existence. In the titular story, "The Art of Martinis", the protagonist--a 23-year-old without goals or ambition--meets a man who changes his life in unexpected ways. A five-year-old in "Piano Lesson/s" experiences his first attraction in 1925 Ma?ana against the backdrop of class and race. A man facing the crisis of his disintegrating marriage recounts his life while sitting in a therapist's waiting room in "Penguins." An aging woman reflects on her new-found life as a widow in "Coffee with Half-and-Half." These, and other characters, have their lives laid out bare on the pages while VanPatten delivers award-worthy prose.
| Author: Bill VanPatten |
| Publisher: Independently Published |
| Publication Date: Oct 31, 2024 |
| Number of Pages: 226 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: NA |
| ISBN-13: 9798340930446 |
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