Overgrown with Love
eBook - ePub

Overgrown with Love

  1. 166 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Overgrown with Love

About this book

Lead short story featured in 1993 Best American Short Stories

A wide variety of characters saunter, stalk, run, and sometimes hide in these lively stories about contemporary Southerners. Their experiences revolve around the way life is felt and the way it is lived, reflecting a gap between the plans we make for ourselves and the way things actually turn out. From the jungles of Vietnam to the bayous of Louisiana, from the French countryside to Vicksburg, Mississippi, Ely's stories reveal how human beings' unpredictable, unconscious motivations will have their say no matter what steps are taken to silence them.

Certain shadows fall over all the characters—especially the shadows of the Vietnam experience and the struggle between a traditional Southern heritage and the conflicting ideals of contemporary society. The characters in Ely's stories seem powerless to defend themselves against the ever-changing expectations of a modern life, and yet they gain a new humanity and depth when, with dignity, they embrace their limitations.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Contents
  7. The Lady of the Lake
  8. Tiger Hunting
  9. The Boar
  10. Salvation
  11. Holiday
  12. The Sniper
  13. The Horse Trainer’s Wife
  14. The Magician at the Nursery
  15. Lemonfish
  16. Opening Day
  17. Overgrown with Love
  18. A Robber’s Tale
  19. Night Vision