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Search - Echoes from the Prairie: A Collection of Short Memoirs

Echoes from the Prairie A Collection of Short Memoirs
Author: Nicole Muchmore, Tony R. Pierce, Sheryl Williams, Kathryn Schartz, Mary McCoy, Jennifer Nigro, Margaret Kramar, Haskell Springer, Lynn Burlingham, Roger Martin, Deronda Ashley, Charles Higginson, Charlotte Richards, Nancy Pistorius, Bert Haverkate-Ens, Linda Johnson, Sue Suhler, K. L. Barron, Maureen Godman

A modern memoir anthology by Kansas writers in the Great Plains Writers Group, Echoes from the Prairie consists of short creative non-fiction stories of birth and death; accounts of parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and siblings; tales recalling the emotion-filled relationships between children and their parents; narratives dealing with int... more »eractions between the writer and the natural world; and, of course, memoirs of childhood?a great many of these, in fact. Childhood and growing up are, as we all know, staples of memoir writing. We all look back to our formative years, which seem to linger even when more recent times fade from our thoughts. We examine the days of our youth in the hope of discovering how the children we were became the people we are now. Memoirists mine these years like Forty-Niners digging for gold. When we read these vivid stories, we?re all swept back into our own childhood. We identify with those youthful figures?boys or girls?as they struggle to understand the adult world because we too once made the same journey and faced many of the same dilemmas. Some of the writers here revisit troubling or tragic events that altered the course of their lives. A great many of them, however, recover moments of unremarkable living, seemingly unimportant moments in themselves, that nevertheless proclaim the miracle of the everyday. Every piece of writing here enlarges our sympathies by offering a fresh interpretation of or a unique voice to report on the human dilemma. All of the stories in this impressive book?whether happy or sad?will impress the reader with their honesty, their passion, and their courage to reach back in time and rescue from its irresistible, withering force possessions of inestimable value. In addition, the juxtapositions of the stories are purposeful and powerful. With some contemplation, unique and telling similarities and differences among experiences, perspectives, and voices appear. For the student of memoir and/or anthology, relationships among the stories are meant to emerge as they do among works of art placed beside each other on the walls of a museum gallery. These comparisons speak to context, expression, and both limitations and facilities of the genre. These writers have honed the craft of short memoir, and a comparison with the earlier works of the authors appearing in its prequel Voices of the Great Plains is worth investigating. In many cases, the authors in this volume have dared to offer more heartrending and closely held memories. In all cases, the value of courageous perseverance in both unearthing memories and artfully constructing their enduring vessels is evident.

ISBN-13: 9780615808116
ISBN-10: 0615808115
Publication Date: 9/29/2013
Pages: 380
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Publisher: Great Plains Writers Group
Book Type: Paperback
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