Title: A Gravestone Made of Wheat
Author: Will Weaver
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 1989-01
ISBN: 0671670972
Type: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Jacket condition: Very Good
Notes: 1st printing. Clean, solid copy with no writing, highlighting, marks, or creased page corners. Binding tight; corners square. Slight bump to top of spine. Jacket has surface wear and rubbing, light edge wear, but no tears. Minnesota author Will Weaver's second book, this a collection of short stories set predominantly in rural north western Minnesota.
About the Book
This collection of stories is set against the beauty of Midwestern farm landscapes and small-town life. "Short stories like these make you feel good about American writing," wrote Kerry Luft in the Chicago Tribune. "A memorable assemblage of meticulously rendered stories that generate warmth, humor and compassion," wrote Lucas Carpenter in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Some small, polished gems, others longer and full-bodied, these twelve stories carry a remarkable range of characters, but their dilemmas are tightly drawn and universal: one farmer's moral dilemma about attending the dispersal auction of a neighboring farmer; a woman academic's struggle with small town roots, and a man "back home" who loves her; an old man's struggle with keeping a promise to his wife. "[A] graceful collection, one that views America's heartland with a candid but charitable eye." - New York Times
