Sixteen stories of rural Midwest America: smalltown secrets, the poweful silences that bind families, and seven shades of female friendship. Karen Gettert-Shoemaker's writing is lyrical, rhythmic and weighted with fine imagery. The scales of her compassion are fimly tipped on the side of the vulnerable.

Crafted with care and grace, this book establishes Shoemaker as a talented chronicler of rural life and domestic gestures. with an eye for what's funny in grief, and what's sad in humour.

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£6.99 ISBN: 1902638743