{"product_id":"it-wasnt-all-dancing-and-mary-ward-brown-9780817350079","title":"It Wasn't All Dancing and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis eagerly anticipated second volume of short stories is offered by nationally acclaimed writer Mary Ward Brown, often referred to as the \"first lady\" of Alabama letters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the 11 stories in this long-awaited collectiong, Mary Ward Brown once again offers her devoted fans a palette of new literary pleasures. The hallmarks of her style, so finely wrought in the award-winning \u003ci\u003eTongues of Flame\u003c\/i\u003e (1986)--the fully realized characters, her deep sensitivity, a defining sense of place and time--are back in all their richness to involve and enchant the reader. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e All but one of the stories are set in Alabama. They deal with dramatic turning points in the lives of characters who happen to be southerners, many jaxtaposed between Old South sensibility and manners and New South modernity and expectations. Among these is a new widow who is not consoled by well-meaning, proselytizing Christians; a middle-aged waitress in love with the town \"catch\"; a bedridden belle dependent upon her black nurse; a \"special\" young man in a newspaper shop; a young faculty wife who attempts generosity with a lower-class neighbor; and a lawyer caught in the dilemma of race issues. Through their diverse voices, Brown proves herself a graceful and gifted storyteller who writes with an authoritative pen, inventing and inhabiting the worlds of her set of characters with insight, compassion, and wit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Most of the stories in \u003ci\u003eIt Wasn't All Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e have appeared previously in prominent national magazines and literary journals, including the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly, Grand Street, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThreepenny Review\u003c\/i\u003e. This fine collection should appeal to a wide audience among writers, literature scholars, and general readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Ward Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817350071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817350079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 6.06w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 80 - Strongly Recommended","brand":"Mary Ward Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054871671039,"sku":"9780817350079","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb1cb542-f502-4d31-bcca-0403b8b3d3e0.jpg?v=1685032470","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/it-wasnt-all-dancing-and-mary-ward-brown-9780817350079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}