These People Are Us

These People Are UsOnce you start reading George Singleton's eagerly awaited first book of stories, a strange thing happens: You discover that the characters sound like people you know people who are trying hard to make sense of modern absurdities. With a style all his own, Singleton fashions a world that wins our hearts but teases our senses: how to find a black market sonogram so your pregnant wife won't find out you accidentally taped over the original; how to help

Once you start reading George Singleton's eagerly awaited first book of stories, a strange thing happens: You discover that the characters sound like people you know--people who are trying hard to make sense of modern absurdities.
With a style all his own, Singleton fashions a world that wins our hearts but teases our senses: how to find a black-market sonogram so your pregnant wife won't find out you accidentally taped over the original; how to help your father and everyone else in town fake being hit by a tornado to get emergency government funds; and why not to look for your next wife at your local recycling center.
Step into Singleton's world and you'll see why he is earning a reputation as one of the funniest, wisest, and most surprising Southern writers of his generation--and why he was named one of the new writers you need to know by Book Magazine.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 09/16/2002
ISBN: 9780156012744
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d