Maggie Boylan

Author/creator Henson, Michael Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAthens : Swallow Press Chicago : Chicago Distribution Center [Distributor]
Description152 p. 08.500 x 05.500 in.
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Summary Annotation Set in Appalachian Ohio amid an epidemic of prescription opiate abuse, Michael Henson's linked collection tells of a woman's search for her own peculiar kind of redemption, and brings the novel-in-stories form to new heights. Maggie Boylan is an addict, thief, liar, and hustler. But she is also a woman of deep compassion and resilience. The stories follow Maggie as she spirals through her addictive process, through the court system and treatment, and into a shaky new beginning.In these masterful stories, we rarely occupy Maggie's perspective, but instead gain a multilayered portrait of a community as we see other people's lives bump up against hers--and we witness her inserting herself into their spheres, refusing to be rebuffed. The result is a prismatic view of a community fighting to stay upright against the headwinds of a drug epidemic: always on edge, always human.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017959230
ISBN9780804012010
ISBN0804012016 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9780804012010
Stock number00025587

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