Loving Wanda Beaver by Alison Baker
Praise for Loving Wanda BeaverA pure strain of American regional humor.
-New York Times Book ReviewWith her second collection, Alison Baker confirms that she is one of the best in the field - a writer with things to tell and the grace to tell them well.
-Arkansas Democrat-GazetteA writer of considerable power. Loving Wanda Beaver provides welcome further proof of Baker's sharp eye and nimble mind.
-San Francisco Chronicle
Alison Baker is the author of LOVING WANDA BEAVER and HOW I CAME WEST, AND WHY I STAYED. Both were named New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her award-winning stories have appeared in magazines such as The Atlantic Monthly, Story, and the Gettysburg Review, and they have been included in numerous anthologies, including The O. Henry Awards, Best of the West, and New Stories From the South. Her work has been featured on Selected Shorts at New York's Symphony Space and dramatized for stage in Seattle, San Francisco, and Takoma Park, Maryland. Her writing has been compared to that of Alice Munro and Lorrie Moore (a fact she mentions early and often), and she has been in residence at Ragdale, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Norman Mailer Foundation. A former medical librarian and library activist, she has been named the Oregon Library Supporter of the Year. She lives on Cape Cod with her husband, their two corgi-mix rescue dogs, and a calico cat.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781462004256 |
| ISBN 10 | 1462004253 |
| Title | Loving Wanda Beaver |
| Author | Alison Baker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | iUniverse |
| Year published | 2011-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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