Kuebler Carolyn - Liquid Fragile Perishable - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: It is May in the tiny hamlet of Glenville Vermont bringing with it currents of rejuvenation and rebirth. For 3 families though the year ahead will prove to be a roller coaster of life - changing events promises and tragedies. Liquid Fragile Perishable unspools via a chorus of unforgettable voices: an old - school Christian beekeeping family and newly transplanted New Yorkers; a trio of teenage girls and a deeply rooted family of ne'er - do - wells; and one woman who just wants to live alone in the woods. The shifting set of relations among the citizens of this community encompasses teenage pregnancy drug abuse poverty - and a cavalcade of thwarted dreams young love in bloom and poignant missed connections. This powerful debut from an accomplished writer stands as a subtle and beautiful story about the interlocking relationships among the residents of a small town out of Sherwood Anderson or Thornton Wilder - but with a very contemporary set of problems By turns sexy shocking and wistful this coruscating debut conveys the hopes the sadness and the secrets of a whole great world. Told in a vivid style of complete distinction the novel has a magic and a momentum all its own giving a look into the aching silent heart of America.
Title: Liquid Fragile Perishable
Author(s): Kuebler Carolyn
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Barcode: 9781685891091
Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Date: 5/14/2024
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction