Twenty Grand: And Other Tales of Love and Money (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780061173097)

In this dazzling literary debut, Rebecca Curtis displays the gifts that make her one of the most talented writers of her generation. Her characters--young women struggling to find happiness, love, success, security, and adventure--wait tables, run away from home, fall for married men, betray their friends, and find themselves betrayed as well.

In "Hungry Self," a young waitress descends into the basement of a seemingly ordinary Chinese restaurant; in "Twenty Grand," a young wife tries to recover her lost fortune; in "Monsters," one family's paranoia leads to a sacrifice; and in "The Witches," an innocent swim on prom night proves more dangerous than anyone could have imagined. With elegant prose and a wicked sense of humor, these stories reveal Curtis's provocative and uncompromising view of life, one that makes her writing so poignant and irresistible.

Author: Rebecca Curtis
ISBN-10: 0061173096
ISBN-13: 9780061173097
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Language: English
Published: 07/03/2007
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist
Award: Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/23/2007 pg. 29
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2007 pg. 465
New York Times 07/15/2007 pg. 7
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/02/2007 pg. 12