Told in the clear, strong voice of Sarah Claiborne, a precocious teenager who reads Kafka and Camus, Southern Fried Lies is the story of a well-to-do Atlanta family in crisis. To Atlanta society, the Claibornes appear picture-perfect: Edward, a succe...
Susan Snowden's wry humor suffuses even the most poignant of these stories, all set in the South--from south Georgia to southern Appalachia. Thematically, she treats readers to a smorgasbord of tales whose characters are struggling in various ways. P...