Overview
Beloved author Jill McCorkle delivers a collection of masterful stories that are as complex as novelsādeeply perceptive, funny, and tragic in equal measureāabout crimes large and small.
McCorkle, author of theĀ New York TimesĀ bestsellingĀ Life After Life and the widely acclaimedĀ Hieroglyphics (āOne of our wryest, warmest, wisest storytellersā āRebecca Makkai), brings us a breathtaking collection of stories that offers an intimate look at the moments when a personās life changes forever.
Old Crimes delves into the lives of characters whoĀ holdĀ their secrets and misdeeds close, even as the past continues to reverberate over time and across generations. And despite the charactersā yearnings for connection,Ā they canāt seem to tell the whole truth. In āLow Tones,ā aĀ woman uses her hearing impairment as a way to guard herself from her husbandās commentary. In āLineman,āĀ aĀ telephone lineman strains to connect to his family even as he feels pushed aside in a digital world. In āConfessional,ā a young couple buys a confessional booth for fun, only to discover the cost of honesty.
Profoundly moving and unforgettable, for fans of Alice Munro, Elizabeth Strout, and Lily King, the stories in Old Crimes reveal why McCorkle has long been considered a master of theĀ form, probing lives full ofĀ great intensity, longing and affection, and deep regret.
āJill McCorkle has had an extraordinary ear for the music of ordinary life since the beginning of her career, able to work with the voices we know so well to write these stories about what they will not tell us, what they would rather not tell us, what they hope to tell us, what too often goes unsaid. And this collection is a new wonder.ā āAlexanderĀ Chee, author ofĀ How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
This book title, Old Crimes (and Other Stories), ISBN: 9781616209735, by Jill McCorkle, published by Algonquin Books (January 9, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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