Description
Fiction. Bronze Medal for Literary Fiction, 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Two time SPD Bestseller: July 2012 and May 2013. In these three linked novellas, Boatwright explores the lasting effects of the Vietnam War on people living in its shadow—both those who fought and those who didn't. These moving stories from one of American history's most divisive eras show us Vietnam may not be as far behind us as we think. Who goes to war and why—and the consequences for them and the people who love them—are issues that we still face today.
"These are engrossing stories told with considerable artistry, full of recognition and sympathy."—Diane Johnson
"Boatwright creates a many-voiced work in which more people live than die, and damage is as everyday as aging. It is about repercussions of events forty, thirty, and twenty years ago, but you feel the march of time into today, and the continuation of struggle and hope."—Meredith Sue Willis
"The writing is masterful—so clear and bright and quiet... In short, it's brilliant... I know a story is good if I imagine a real life for a character—if I hope they're safe and happy... This book, a finalist for the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, is an amazing product of that unfortunate waste [Vietnam], on par with, yet completely different from, that Vietnam War masterpiece, The Things They Carried."—Curtis Dawkins, BULL Men's Fiction
Author Bio
Alice K. Boatwright's first book, COLLATERAL DAMAGE (Standing Stone Books, 2012), was a finalist for the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and won the Bronze Medal for Literary Fiction from the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards. It was a Small Press Distribution bestseller in 2012 and 2013 and has been a popular selection with book clubs and for classroom use, particularly in association with study of the Vietnam War. Boatwright is also the author of the Ellie Kent mysteries: Under An English Heaven (2014) and What Child Is This? (2017), as well as dozens of published short stories.
Author City: SEATTLE, WA USA