Sarah Carlisle's River and Other Stories

By Cynthia Lang

In a voice of stark reality and sincere intrigue, Cynthia Lang builds upon a personal legacy left to her in nine spectacular journeys. A legacy may be handed on as a fortune or formidable debt, baseball cards, antique autos, or vermeil coffee spoons. In her collection of short stories it becomes apparent: a legacy is not always so tangible. "Devoid of weight, of volume, some [legacies] take up no room at all. On a journey, for instance, nothing may change hands but tickets. On the other hand..." Traveling through the lives of intriguing and oftentimes enlightening characters, Lang spins a wonderfully interconnected world for the reader to consider: nine characters, each inheriting a legacy and collectively handing one on to the reader, composed of remnants from past lives, a natural history that has the power to reveal current truths and predict future realities. "Having known what such adversity is, I can appreciate the distress you are in," begins Sarah Carlisle's own legacy, written in the 1800s--what will be yours?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1938223373
• ISBN13: 9781938223372
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Mill City Press, Inc
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"