A Permanent Member of the Family

by Russell Banks

Book Overview

Suffused with Russell Banks's trademark lyricism and reckless humor, the twelve stories in A Permanent Member of the Family examine the myriad ways we try--and sometimes fail--to connect with one another, as we seek a home in the world.

In the title story, a father looks back on the legend of the cherished family dog whose divided loyalties mirrored the fragmenting of his marriage. "A Former Marine" asks, to chilling effect, if one can ever...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061857653
• ISBN13: 9780061857652
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"