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Nothing Like an Ocean
Jim Tomlinson
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Description for Nothing Like an Ocean
Features eleven stories set in and around the fictional town of Spivey, Kentucky, which spotlight small-town lives that are thrown into quiet turmoil by unexpected events or outsiders. Adept at juxtaposing light and dark elements, this title displays compassion for characters searching for moments of found grace and earned redemption. Series: Kentucky Voices. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
The eleven stories in Nothing Like An Ocean confirm the promise of Jim Tomlinson's award-winning debut, Things Kept, Things Left Behind. Set in and around the fictional town of Spivey, Kentucky, the stories spotlight small-town lives that are thrown into quiet turmoil by unexpected events or outsiders: a man's broken-down car prompts a bittersweet hometown reunion; a husband is surprised to find that the idyllic spot where he courted his wife has been obliterated by mountaintop removal; a waitress watches in fascination as a regular customer blossoms as muse to an artist from Belarus.Adept at juxtaposing light and dark elements, ... Read more
The eleven stories in Nothing Like An Ocean confirm the promise of Jim Tomlinson's award-winning debut, Things Kept, Things Left Behind. Set in and around the fictional town of Spivey, Kentucky, the stories spotlight small-town lives that are thrown into quiet turmoil by unexpected events or outsiders: a man's broken-down car prompts a bittersweet hometown reunion; a husband is surprised to find that the idyllic spot where he courted his wife has been obliterated by mountaintop removal; a waitress watches in fascination as a regular customer blossoms as muse to an artist from Belarus.Adept at juxtaposing light and dark elements, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Kentucky Voices
Number of Pages
176
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813125404
SKU
V9780813125404
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About Jim Tomlinson
Jim Tomlinson is a retired engineer who began writing full-time in 1999. His first book, Things Kept, Things Left Behind, received the 2006 Iowa Short Fiction Award, and a selection from it appeared in New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 2008.
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