The Wars of Heaven
Richard Currey. Vintage Books USA, $9 (160pp) ISBN 978-0-679-73465-9
These six stories and a novella introduce working-class West Virginians, including a coal miner whose brother is killed in a mine explosion, a child who cares for his retarded little brother, an outlaw holed up in a church and a tragicomic circus clown. ``What might veer into the mawkish or maudlin in the hands of a less skillful writer here remains cool and underplayed,'' said PW. ``Currey's is an eloquent voice.'' (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 09/30/1991
Genre: Fiction
Open Ebook - 160 pages - 978-0-9882252-1-3
Open Ebook - 101 pages - 978-0-9882252-0-6
Paperback - 160 pages - 978-1-939650-05-4