The Impressionists
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0058ZX6NA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 348 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
What he keeps hidden among his memories, however, isn't so easily contained.ONE NIGHT ONLY:Denny, a prisoner on death row in an Alabama State Penitentiary spends his final moments reviewing his career as a serial killer in an interview with himself.ORGAN FAILURE:A woman in the viewing room of a funeral home addresses the body in the coffin before her.WYWH:Eileen, a reclusive, middle-aged divorcee, still haunted by the loss of her son, discovers a new life in the virtual world.Approximately 13,000 words (52pp). BIG GIRL:An overweight young woman named Peggy appraises her recently purchased self-help book, “The Bigger the Better.”THE REPLICA:An abused wife reflects on her past and deconstructs the emergence of the replica that now haunts her present.A SMALL ACT OF VANDALISM:Malcolm, a gentle, middle-aged soul with a troubled mind, keeps his mother's remains sealed in a small porcelain box. A collection of six poignant, sometimes heart-wrenching, sometimes heart-warming and fr
. His plays are published by Bedford/St. Martin's, Smith & Kraus, Inc. He is a graduate of the University of the Arts London and a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. In 2011 he was named a finalist for the prestigious Heideman Award. and the U.K. and Meriwether Publishing Ltd. Andrew Biss is an award-winning author and playwright whose work has received critical acclaim in both the U.S
Very, VERY well-written." --A Reading Good Books Review. All of them are very different. "A Masterly Collection by an Excellent Writer" --A.J. Moreton"What I loved the most about these stories are the voices. They have their own troubles and basically, what we are reading is their internal monologue. The author did a fantastic job of giving them distinct personalities. I loved how it flowed neatly and the stories are just so solid
This is a Reading Good Books review. At approximately 13,000 words, this is a short one. In fact, I read it off my computer instead of on my B&N nook. But it was still a very good read.The Impressionists consists of six short stories about social issues such as self image, domestic abuse, family relationships, . An in-depth look at the book ** Fair warning, this review contains material that could be considered spoilers. Read ahead at your own risk. **I found this book for free on Amazon and thought it sounded interesting and it was short so I figured, why not give it a try? I’m glad I did. This was a ser. dark entertainment This was a very disturbing set of short stories, disturbing mostly because they all feel real in one way or another. You can basically picture any normal average person experiencing these situations so at times it was rather hard to continue to read.-Big Girl: Very sad and I