The author of Souls Raised from the Dead now offers a gripping novel that combines the suspense of a thriller with the exhilarating story of a woman's bumpy journey toward liberation. A small-town librarian with big dreams is resigned to a dull vacation with her sister and brother-in-law--until a thief accosts the group and kidnaps her.
The author of Souls Raised from the Dead now offers a gripping novel that combines the suspense of a thriller with the exhilarating story of a woman's...
Like a leisurely stroll along the oak-shaded paths of campus, this vibrant collection of photographs captures the heart and soul of the community that is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From move-in day to graduation, two hundred images trace a year in the life of Carolina students, faculty, and staff, at work and at play, in the campus environment that has helped make Chapel Hill the "southern part of heaven."
A foreword by beloved professor and novelist Doris Betts muses on her own experiences of the University as a compelling place at the literal and figurative...
Like a leisurely stroll along the oak-shaded paths of campus, this vibrant collection of photographs captures the heart and soul of the community that...
For generations, books on North Carolina history have included the names of only a few women. But in addition to such well-known and legendary figures as Queen Elizabeth I and Virginia Dare, a multitude of other women influenced the making of North Carolina. These women's stories have rarely been told, in part because their contributions tended to occur in the relative privacy of their families and communities.
This lively and comprehensive volume finally accords North Carolina women their long-awaited place in history. Margaret Supplee Smith and Emily Herring Wilson bring together...
For generations, books on North Carolina history have included the names of only a few women. But in addition to such well-known and legendary figures...
These fifteen essays assess the work of the women of the third generation of Southern writers. While the Southern Literary Renaissance was initiated by a generation of writers, the leading members of whom were men--among them William Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, Robert Penn Warren--the next generation introduced some major female talents, in particular Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor, and Carson McCullers. This book hails the third generation, of predominantly female writers, whose major works have been published during the period from 1950 to the present.
These fifteen essays assess the work of the women of the third generation of Southern writers. While the Southern Literary Renaissance was initiated b...
The Napkin Manuscripts is a collection of twenty-two engaging prose pieces written over the past several decades by Michael McFee poet, essayist, editor, and teacher. Taken together, they constitute a wide-ranging exploration of what working writers do, how they do it, and what it means. The book is divided into four parts: Section one is composed of personal essays, and is rooted in the landscape and culture of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, where the author grew up and where he often returns for inspiration. Section two gathers essays about the literary life and writing, among...
The Napkin Manuscripts is a collection of twenty-two engaging prose pieces written over the past several decades by Michael McFee poet, essayist, edit...
The Scarlet Thread, by Doris Betts, was first published by Harper & Row in 1964 and won the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction. This 2013 Press 53 Classics edition features a new introduction by Robert Morgan and closing essays of remembrance by Sally Buckner and Marjorie Hudson.
The Scarlet Thread, by Doris Betts, was first published by Harper & Row in 1964 and won the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction. This 2013 Press 53 C...
