Kingdom of the Sun

Stories

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories
Cover of the book Kingdom of the Sun by James Terry, University of New Mexico Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: James Terry ISBN: 9780826356413
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Publication: March 15, 2016
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press Language: English
Author: James Terry
ISBN: 9780826356413
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication: March 15, 2016
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Language: English

Set in southwestern New Mexico, the stories in James Terry’s stunning debut explore the joys, insecurities, and failures of memorable characters as they attempt to connect with—or disconnect from—others around them. The elderly landlady of the Darling Courts apartments hires a reclusive handyman who suffers from a fear of water, and the pair forms an unlikely bond. A worker’s unscrupulous plan to build a road in the middle of the desert is threatened by a lonely pregnant woman living in a trailer parked directly in his path. Overcome by nostalgia, a married trucker making the California run from Waco to Los Angeles takes a truck-stop waitress to the Deming drive-in theater with disappointing results. Together, these surprising stories uncover how our environment manifests itself in our everyday lives.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Set in southwestern New Mexico, the stories in James Terry’s stunning debut explore the joys, insecurities, and failures of memorable characters as they attempt to connect with—or disconnect from—others around them. The elderly landlady of the Darling Courts apartments hires a reclusive handyman who suffers from a fear of water, and the pair forms an unlikely bond. A worker’s unscrupulous plan to build a road in the middle of the desert is threatened by a lonely pregnant woman living in a trailer parked directly in his path. Overcome by nostalgia, a married trucker making the California run from Waco to Los Angeles takes a truck-stop waitress to the Deming drive-in theater with disappointing results. Together, these surprising stories uncover how our environment manifests itself in our everyday lives.

More books from University of New Mexico Press

Cover of the book CrashBoomLove by James Terry
Cover of the book An Elegy for September by James Terry
Cover of the book Wisconsin Death Trip by James Terry
Cover of the book Goin' Crazy with Sam Peckinpah and All Our Friends by James Terry
Cover of the book Four Square Leagues by James Terry
Cover of the book The Future of Indian and Federal Reserved Water Rights: The Winters Centennial by James Terry
Cover of the book Madcap Masquerade by James Terry
Cover of the book Old Ramon by James Terry
Cover of the book Below Freezing by James Terry
Cover of the book All Aboard for Santa Fe by James Terry
Cover of the book Desert Lawmen: The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona Territories, 1846-1912 by James Terry
Cover of the book That Every Man Be Armed by James Terry
Cover of the book Tierra Amarilla: Stories of New Mexico/Cuentos de Nuevo Mexico by James Terry
Cover of the book Grandma's Santo on Its Head / El santo patas arriba de mi abuelita by James Terry
Cover of the book Up the Winds and Over the Tetons: Journal Entries and Images from the 1860 Raynolds Expedition by James Terry
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy