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001			on1050457340
003			OCoLC
005			20190301122946.0
008			180830s2019 cau e 000 1 eng
010			_a 2018039857
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dYDX _dBDX _dORX _dUKMGB _dDAD _dOCLCO _dGO6 _dGO9 _dNFG
015			_aGBB904723 _2bnb
016	7		_a019202116 _2Uk
020			_a9781640092082 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1640092080 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1050457340
042			_apcc
092			_aMcGraw, _bErin
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aMcGraw, Erin, _d1957- _eauthor. _9390420
240	1	0	_aShort stories. _kSelections
245	1	0	_aJoy : _band 52 other very short stories / _cErin McGraw.
250			_aFirst hardcover edition.
263			_a1903
264		1	_aBerkeley, California : _bCounterpoint, _c2019.
300			_a290 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Claire Messud described Erin McGraw's last collection of stories as "at once laugh-out-loud funny and utterly serious, [exploring] life's profundity through its details." This is even more true with McGraw's new collection, Joy. In these very short stories, narrators step out of themselves to explain their lives to us, sometimes defensively, sometimes regretfully, other times deceitfully. Voices include those of the impulsive first-time murderer, the depressed pet sitter, the assistant of Patsy Cline, the anxiety-riddled new mother, the aged rock-and-roller, the girlfriend of your husband--human beings often (incredibly) unaware of the turning points staring them in the face. Crossing time, states, class, and religions, McGraw's stories are on the edge, causing you to wince even as you laugh. And McGraw will draw you to a deep need to read some sentences aloud--a sweet voice, a shrewd insight, some uneasy charm."-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0		_aAmerica -- Comfort (1) -- Comfort (2) -- Compliments -- The tenth student -- Second sight -- Phantom -- Cloth -- Friendship -- Hallelujah day -- Haircut -- Rock and roll -- L.A. -- Before -- Spice -- Learning -- Hope -- Breaking glass -- Sympathy -- Ava Gardner goes home -- Law and order -- Love -- Management -- Snitch -- Edits -- Hello from an old friend -- Cat -- Nobody happy -- Soup (1) -- Soup (2) -- Soup (3) -- Song -- Fat -- Pebble -- Pariah -- Priest -- Artist -- Parable -- Happiness -- Dogs -- Job -- Wedding gown -- Joy -- Peru -- Necropolis -- Honor -- Bucket (1) -- Bucket (2) -- Cliché -- Nutcracker -- Stingers -- Teeth -- Prayer.
650		0	_aShort stories, American. _924358
650		0	_aLife change events _vFiction. _92853
650		0	_aIntrospection _vFiction. _9390421
655		7	_aShort stories. _2lcgft _91945
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c288891 _d288891