Near Strangers by Crotty, Marian
Near Strangers by Crotty, Marian

Near Strangers

Short stories that follow unexpected connections and tell of queer life in America. Winner of the 2023...
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Author: Marian Crotty
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Language: English
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Near Strangers by Crotty, Marian

Near Strangers

$42.93
Near Strangers by Crotty, Marian

Near Strangers

$42.93
Author: Marian Crotty
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Short stories that follow unexpected connections and tell of queer life in America.

Winner of the 2023 Autumn House Fiction Prize, Near Strangers is a collection of eight tightly crafted short stories filled with unexpected connections and set against the backdrop of everyday life. These stories center on resilient female protagonists and offer a view into queer life in America outside of its major coastal cities. The characters in Marian Crotty's collection are searching--for understanding, acceptance, or forgiveness. In the title story, an elderly rape crisis volunteer's advocacy for a survivor leads her to reexamine her role in estrangement from her son; in "Halloween," a queer teen is counseled through heartbreak by her unlucky-in-love grandmother; and in "Family Resemblance," a group of families whose children share the same sperm donor is disrupted by the arrival of a minor celebrity. While marginalization, loneliness, and bigotry hover in the distance of Near Strangers, the book's tone is hopeful and invites readers to reflect on our shared human experience with empathy.


Author: Marian Crotty
Publisher: Autumn House Press
Published: 10/11/2024
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781637681008


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2024

About the Author
Marian Crotty's debut short story collection What Counts as Love, was longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize and won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize. Her short stories have appeared in venues including the Kenyon Review, The Sun, Ploughshares, and Best American Short Stories 2020. She has received fellowships or scholarships from Yaddo, the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, the Sewanee Writers' Conference, and the US Fulbright Program. She lives in Baltimore, where she is an associate professor of writing at Loyola University Maryland and a contributing editor at The Common.

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