| Lambing Out and Other Stories Revised Edition Contributor(s): Blew, Mary Clearman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806133236 ISBN-13: 9780806133232 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $9.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2018 Annotation: The short fiction of Mary Clearman Blew, set in Montana, reflects the brutality of the region as seen in the mountains, the severe weather, and the personal hardships of the people living there. In each of these seven stories, the characters, driven to hurt or be hurt, reflect a range of violence -- in their interaction with each other, their relationships with animals, or the effect the harsh environment has on their lives. Whether the turmoil is external (the snowstorm in "Lambing Out") or internal (the sisters' memories in "Paths unto the Dead"), its toll on the person touched is clear and sharp. The result is an acceptance of -- even a love for -- the cruelty of the harsh environment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00051077 |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.33 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Montana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The short fiction of Mary Clearman Blew, set in Montana, reflects the brutality of the region as seen in the mountains, the severe weather, and the personal hardships of the people living there. In each of these seven stories, the characters, driven to hurt or be hurt, reflect a range of violence--in their interaction with each other, their relationships with animals, or the effect the harsh environment has on their lives. Whether the turmoil is external (the snowstorm in Lambing Out) or internal (the sisters' memories in Paths unto the Dead), its toll on the person touched is clear and sharp. The result is an acceptance of--even a love for--the cruelty of the harsh environment.
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Contributor Bio(s): Blew, Mary Clearman: - Mary Clearman Blew is Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Idaho, Moscow. She is the author of Bone Deep in Landscape, Balsamroot: A Memoir, Lambing Out And Other Stories (University of Oklahoma Press) and Sister Coyote: Montana Stories and is coeditor of Circle of Women: An Anthology of Contemporary Western Women's Writing. |