Honeymoon and Other Stories: (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780375708008)

The characters in Kevin Canty's new collection are people we all know. People who are perhaps ourselves, searching, often in the wrong places, for something meaningful, or real, or at least, for a moment, right. Here are couples like Vincent and Laurie, who after beginning an ill-timed relationship, escape for a weekend at the beach, where they confront their inevitable separation. There is also Olive, a recovering drug addict, sent on a mission to help her nephew, who finds herself in an illicit relationship with both him and his problems. And a young boy nicknamed Flipper, sequestered for a summer at a "fat" camp, who finds unexpected comfort in the company and forbidden gifts of a pregnant teenager.

In these stories, Canty demonstrates both deep understanding and a powerful grasp of language and continues to set himself apart as a master of the short story.

Author: Kevin Canty
ISBN-10: 0375708006
ISBN-13: 9780375708008
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 12/03/2002
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.26w x 0.48d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 12/15/2002 pg. 32