An unpredictable and irreverent debut collection of short stories dealing with everything from infidelity to the declaration of saints. A young girl dies a brutal death and then miraculously returns... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Familiar events with disturbingly insightful perspectives
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Nobody Goes To Earth Any More is an anthology of captivating short stories by Donald Ward that reflect on familiar events with disturbingly insightful perspectives. Nothing is exactly what it seems in these diverse, original, and unfolding tales which are characteristically replete with layered dialogue and thoughtful yet distant settings. Entertaining and engaging, the stories comprising this outstanding literary compendium include "Cruise Control"; "Theology"; "The Name of His Longing"; "The End of the World"; "No More than Human"; "The King's Head and Eight Bells"; "The Philosopher"; "Nobody Goes to Earth Any More"; "Vanities"; "The Language of the Heart"; "The Biology of Primates"; Canis Rex"; Calling for Angels"; The Case of Julianne Corelli"; "Strange Tribe"; Shadow Boxing"; and "Coyote".
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