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But Come Ye Back: A Novel in Stories

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Availability:In StockContributor:Beth LordanPublish date:2005-01-01Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060530372ISBN-10:60530375UPC:9780060530372Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Romance, Short Stories (single author)Book Topic:Multicultural & InterracialSize:8.00 x 5.86 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SC2NS404D8

For thirty-some years, Lyle has made a life for his family working as an accountant. But when he retires, his Irish-born wife, Mary, wants to leave America and go home -- where the ocean is near and the butter has flavor.

Somewhat grudgingly, Lyle agrees, but during their years in Galway, they discover that the surprises of life are not over. Going home is more complicated than butter and the bay, and thirty content years does not mean that a couple is immune to romantic intrigue. In this new life, while Mary and Lyle are rediscovering each other and building a richer life together, an unexpected event forces Lyle to decide where his home truly is.

Told in "quiet stories with emotions like old stepping-stones that have sunk beneath the surface" (Christian Science Monitor), Beth Lordan's evocative and heartfelt novel explores the complex emotional terrain of mature marital relationships.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Harper PerennialISBN-13:9780060530372ISBN-10:60530375UPC:9780060530372Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Romance, Short Stories (single author)Book Topic:Multicultural & InterracialSize:8.00 x 5.86 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SC2NS404D8
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Beth Lordan is the author of the novel August Heat and the short-story collection And Both Shall Row. Her short fiction has appeared in The Best of American Short Stories 2002, the Atlantic Monthly, and Gettysburg Review, as well as on NPR's Selected Shorts. The recipient of a creative writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as an O. Henry Award for her short fiction, Lordan teaches fiction writing at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She lives in Carbondale, Illinois, with her husband.

Publisher: Harper Perennial

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