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Fire in the Field and Other Stories

John Young

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  • 198 sidor
  • 2021

In sixteen apparently simple stories, John Young's memorable characters ask (or refuse to ask) what shapes us. Education? Talent? Impulse? Family? Money? Need for approval?  Most of the stories are set in small-town Indiana, with a handful coming from New England villages. All are sensitively written, careful, and real.


The impulse to cheat (embellish) shows up early in the collection, as an antique dealer teaches himself to craft high-quality fakes. It reaches a fever pitch and crashes in the next tale, when an ambitious minister in an affluent community pays more attention to his neighbor's wife and pumpkins than to the living he's inherited. Young's protagonists range from observant nine-year-olds to hyper-competitive teens, from working class dreamers (and drinkers) to privileged executives defending the compromises they've made. A few face public humiliation; a few others die.  In two of the strongest stories, young women face painful life-and-death decisions, and the conclusions are uncertain. In most, there's an ethical dilemma, skillfully and subtly plotted so that we readers come away energized, appreciating "the oxymorons of life."

  • Författare: John Young
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781952232565
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 198
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2021-06-15
  • Förlag: Golden Antelope Press