Nine richly varied, often funny, always moving stories that reveal the complex workings of the human heart.
Bill Roorbach conjures vivid characters whose layered interior worlds feel at once familiar and extraordinary. He first made his mark as the winner of an O. Henry Prize for the title story of Big Bend, his first collection, which won the Flannery O'Connor Award. His new collection, The Girl of the Lake, captures a virtuoso in his prime. Roorbach's characters are unforgettable: among them an adventurous boy who...
Nine richly varied, often funny, always moving stories that reveal the complex workings of the human heart.
"A stellar collection of stories from one of our best writers. Roorbach's wild imagination combined with his brilliance as a storyteller, his relentless humor, and his tender understanding of humanity make The Girl of the Lake compulsive and essential reading." --Lily King, author of Euphoria Bill Roorbach conjures vivid, complex characters whose layered interior worlds feel at once familiar and extraordinary. He -first made his mark as the winner of an O. Henry Prize for one of his stories and the Flannery O'Connor Award for his fi-rst collection, Big Bend. His astounding new collection,...
"A stellar collection of stories from one of our best writers. Roorbach's wild imagination combined with his brilliance as a storyteller, his relen...
