Casey, Maud Drastic: Stories ISBN 13: 9780688176969

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In this sparkling, daring new work, Maud Casey explores how we survive modem crises of loss and love through the lives of women and men who are emotional and geographic nomads. Each flirts with madness and self-destruction while compulsively, gently, or haphazardly reaching toward life. These simple gestures of optimism and vitality, each gorgeously rendered, make Drastic a captivating read.

Meet the reckless college graduate working in a whole body donation clinic; a young woman obsessed with Benedictine monks; a middle-aged woman who becomes a stand-in talk-show guest to process her own grief; unlikely friends who meet in a domestic violence shelter; a young girl and the father who stole her away to escape his wife's disturbing mental illness. Absorbing and wide-ranging, Drastic is an unforgettable collection sure to be compared with the best of Ann Beattie, Lorrie Moore, and Mary Gaitskill.

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Maud Casey stories have appeared in The Threepenny Review, Prairie Schooner, The Gettysburg Review, and elsewhere. Casey received her B.A. from Wesleyan University and her M.F.A. in fiction from the University of Arizona. She lives in Washington, DC and teaches in the MFA program at the University of Maryland.

Review:
“Well-written . . . novelistic, its theme of loss made palpable and powerful . . . such riches.” (New York Times Book Review)

“Tak[ing] a dazzling narrative dare.” (New York Times Book Review on Notable Book of the Year THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME)

“Refreshingly unaffected. . . . There’s a deliberate tenderness in Casey’s handling of her characters.” (Washington Post Book World)

“Striking . . . a gem.” (Elle)

“A complex, mature, and compelling novel.” (Chicago Tribune)

“Skillful, moving . . . A winning combination of emotional resonance, subtle humor and wisdom.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Stories . . . that absolutely soar with illuminating little details that crack everything open and reach for hope.” (Hartford Courant)

“Edgy, thought-provoking, charged with raw emotion, Drastic is an impressive collection from a rich and wonderfully unpredictable talent.” (John Searles, author of Boy Still Missing)

“Sad and funny, Casey’s warm-hearted, fine stories reach like a pair of outstretched arms for comfort and truth.” (Lily Tuck, author of Limbo, and Other Places I Have Lived: Stories)

“[Drastic] is a treasure trove of jewels to live for--stories beautiful, multi-faceted, and fierce with light.” (Stuart Dybek, author of The Coast of Chicago)

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  • PublisherWilliam Morrow
  • Publication date2002
  • ISBN 10 0688176968
  • ISBN 13 9780688176969
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages224
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