The House on Belle Isle: An Other Stories

by Carrie Brown

Book Overview

Carrie Brown's three novels-Rose's Garden, Lamb in Love, and The Hatbox Baby-have established her as a writer who works from curiosity, skillful research, and a vivid imagination. Her reviewers have praised her rich characterizations (The Dallas Morning News) and her profound, gentle insights.(The Orlando Sentinel) This first book of stories confirms those attributes seven times over.

The generosity of Brown's storytelling style has never been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156512300X
• ISBN13: 9781565123007
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant stories

Carrie Brown's three novels ("Rose's Garden," "Lamb in Love," and "The Hatbox Baby") are captivating and accomplished, and I loved them all, but "The House on Belle Isle" now places her in the ranks of Alice Munro and Peter Taylor and William Trevor as one of the premier contemporary short story writers. Yes, these stories are that good. They are wise, illuminating, sad, gorgeous, and beautifully crafted. Since I haven't seen any of Carrie Brown's books on bestseller lists, you have the chance to discover, as I did, a tremendously rewarding and under-appreciated writer.