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A Place in the World: Stories
Hardcover
Series: Drue Heinz Literature Prize, Book 35
General FictionGeneral GLBTQIA FictionLiterary Fiction
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ISBN10: 0822948761
ISBN13: 9780822948766
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: Oct 7 2025
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.80 Depth: 5.10
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780822948766
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: Oct 7 2025
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.80 Depth: 5.10
Language: English
Winner of the 2025 Drue Heinz Literature Prize
2025 Foreword INDIES Gold Winner for Short Stories Stories of Ordinary People Experiencing Extraordinary Circumstances The eleven stories in A Place in the World are character-driven portrayals of various lives transformed by random events or twists of fate. A young woman living on the coast of Maine confronts her painful past when her little brother comes to visit after being released from rehab, a hopeless gay hustler, in for the long con, instead finds himself falling in love while vacationing in Denmark, a failed New York City actor afraid of commitment goes on a comic rant and embraces an epiphany while cat-sitting for a friend. In separate, first-person narratives, a struggling husband and wife take turns describing the impact of a scandalous crisis in their marriage, and a settled suburban dad arrives at a beach house for the weekend, only to realize he robbed one of the other houseguests thirty-four years earlier. In this poignant, engaging collection, Gaythwaite offers compassion and surprising optimism while celebrating astonishing resilience in the face of life's persistent challenges.
2025 Foreword INDIES Gold Winner for Short Stories Stories of Ordinary People Experiencing Extraordinary Circumstances The eleven stories in A Place in the World are character-driven portrayals of various lives transformed by random events or twists of fate. A young woman living on the coast of Maine confronts her painful past when her little brother comes to visit after being released from rehab, a hopeless gay hustler, in for the long con, instead finds himself falling in love while vacationing in Denmark, a failed New York City actor afraid of commitment goes on a comic rant and embraces an epiphany while cat-sitting for a friend. In separate, first-person narratives, a struggling husband and wife take turns describing the impact of a scandalous crisis in their marriage, and a settled suburban dad arrives at a beach house for the weekend, only to realize he robbed one of the other houseguests thirty-four years earlier. In this poignant, engaging collection, Gaythwaite offers compassion and surprising optimism while celebrating astonishing resilience in the face of life's persistent challenges.
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