A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes and Other Stories by Allen, Nancy J.

A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes and Other Stories

The lush and layered stories in this delightful debut stretch from the deep darkness of Carlsbad Caverns...
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Author: Nancy J. Allen
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Language: English
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A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes and Other Stories by Allen, Nancy J.

A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes and Other Stories

$69.99 $36.49

A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes and Other Stories

$69.99 $36.49
Author: Nancy J. Allen
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The lush and layered stories in this delightful debut stretch from the deep darkness of Carlsbad Caverns to the light of desert stars.

In Nancy J. Allen's fierce first collection, A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes, the extraordinary emerges from the everyday. Allen's stories are informed by the vast landscapes of New Mexico and Texas, and in them the mythic and the mundane intertwine: two neighbors burn a grandson's letters from Vietnam in a backyard grill; a child vanishes into the maze of Albuquerque's fabled Alvarado Hotel; a sculptor meets her younger self in the eerie stillness of a theater lobby. These are only a few of the unforgettable, mysterious moments that mark the arrival of a bold new voice in contemporary Southwest fiction.

Author: Nancy J. Allen
Publisher: Unm Press
Published: 01/13/2026
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.44w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780826369277

About the Author
Originally from Roswell, New Mexico, Nancy J. Allen is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the Warren Wilson College Program for Writers. Her fiction has won awards in journals including Southwest Review, StoryQuarterly, bosque, and Short Story America. A research fellow of the School of Spiritual Psychology in Santa Fe, she lives with her husband in Dallas and Taos.

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