Maggie Boylan |
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| Author:
| Henson, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8040-1201-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2018 |
| Publisher: | Ohio University Press
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| Imprint: | Swallow Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Set in rural America amid an epidemic of opiate abuse, this collection of stories tells of a woman's search for her own peculiar kind of redemption. Addict, thief, and liar, Maggie Boylan is queen of profanity, a hungry trickster. But she is also a woman of deep compassion and strength. Her journey is by turns frightening, funny, and deeply moving.
Set in rural America amid an epidemic of opiate abuse, this collection of stories tells of a woman's search for her own peculiar kind of redemption. Addict, thief, and liar, Maggie Boylan is queen of profanity, a hungry trickster. But she is also a woman of deep compassion and strength. Her journey is by turns frightening, funny, and deeply moving.