In the Devil's Territory
by Kyle Minor
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A schoolteacher escapes East Berlin at night, swimming the Spree River three times carrying elderly relatives on her back, so she can make her way to West Palm Beach, Florida, and "ruin the lives of fifth grade boys." A young husband reckons with the likelihood that his wife's troubled pregnancy will end with her death before Christmas. A preacher bathes his ill and elderly mother, not knowing that she has mistaken him for the long-lost cousin she watched murder his brother in her father's show more tobacco field. In six stories that read like novels in miniature, Kyle Minor plumbs the depths of human mystery, where they meet our kindnesses and our cruelties, our generosities and our pettiness. show lessTags
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Really well-done stories. Fascinating characters. Great use of dialect. I'll be on the lookout for more from Kyle Minor, a major new talent.
An amazing collection of short stories that dig deep into the human soul. Kyle Minor is an amazing writer who takes every day human happenings and tells beautiful stories.
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 2008-11
- First words
- I hate Christmas, but this year is different because there is a chance my wife might die and take our unborn child with her.
- Quotations
- The very face of evil was love.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)We can't be held responsible, but we are very sorry.
- Blurbers
- Pollock, Donald Ray; McGraw, Erin; Percy, Benjamin; Falco, Edward
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- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.10)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 2
