The Purchase of Order: Stories (Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction Ser.)

By Gail Galloway Adams

Book Overview

In the cadence of a Texas drawl or the whisper of a midday kiss, these stories by Gail Galloway Adams capture untidy lives in which the pain of living is confounded with a grin. From the yoga instructor with her Earthshoes and mantras to the Texas aunt who wills herself insane, the characters in Adams's stories boldly face the sorrows and strains of everyday life, seeking relief in humor and redemption in words. The Purchase of Order depicts characters from Germany to Georgia, men and women attempting to find meaning within memory, who take joy in giving of themselves.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820310409
• ISBN13: 9780820310404
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Writer with Wit and a Keen Eye

Each story is a little gem: All are a bit sad, but all are funny too. Adams is a writer you start to hear in your head as a witty, wise voice with a natural gift of gab. I can't believe this writer isn't more famous and more widely read: She's as good at elegy as Lori Moore, and almost as funny. The stories are often cleverly constructed, with different strands coming together in surprising ways.