Waiting for the Evening News

Waiting for the Evening News Stories of the Deep South

Short stories

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Publisher's Synopsis

A petty thief is bested by a widow and her card-playing friends; a farmer must cope with raising his baby granddaughter; a train engineer inadvertently causes a major disaster and finds himself amidst a media frenzy; a young man falls in love with a voice on the radio; and a camera repairman discovers a woman's family history in a roll of undeveloped film. Ordinary people are confronted with extraordinary situations, with results that are sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, but always life changing.

In stories filled with heart and humour, Tim Gautreaux explores the stresses and strains of everyday life as his characters struggle to make amends for their mistakes and hope for different, better days to come.

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Sceptre

Sceptre

Sceptre is the literary imprint of Hodder & Stoughton bringing you thought-provoking, award-winning and critically acclaimed fiction and non-fiction.

Book information

ISBN: 9780340834558
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint: Sceptre
Pub date:
Edition: Short stories
DEWEY: 813.54
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 389
Weight: 282g
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 26mm