Raney - Softcover

Edgerton, Clyde

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140121730 ISBN 13: 9780140121735

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1990

Synopsis

Clyde Edgerton’s Raney is the comic love story of a marriage between Raney, a small-town Southern Baptist, and Charles, a librarian with liberal leanings from Atlanta, united by their shared enthusiasm for country music. The novel both interrogates and honors the faiths and foibles of its subjects as the relationship is tested through trials and revelations. Despite the couple’s differences, their marriage slowly evolves into a relationship of equals in which both are willing to compromise for the good of the other and the marriage. Told though Raney’s naive and mesmerizing perspective as a southern storyteller, serious and sometimes heartbreaking moments give way to a humorous and joyful tale that pokes fun at and holds respect for just about everyone who passes through these pages.

Raney, Edgerton’s first novel, was originally published in 1985. It represents some of Edgerton’s most comic, candid, and ambitious writing. This Southern Revivals edition includes a new introduction by the author and a preface from series editor Robert H. Brinkmeyer Jr., director of the University of South Carolina Institute for Southern Studies.

About this title

From the Publisher

This is one of the first Ballantine titles I ever read and it has become one of my very favorites. It tells the tale of two newlyweds, who discover that marriage isn't all that easy. They both come from families who have totally different ideas of what life is like and how they incorporate that into their marriage. Everyone who is married or thinking about it should read this! It's almost a learning experience!

It's also for anyone who adores Southern fiction. Clyde Edgerton has a way of creating the most intriguing characters from sleepy towns in the South. You begin to realize that there's more life in those towns than you ever thought! Katherine Clarke

From the Inside Flap

"This book is too good to keep to yourself. Read it aloud with someone you love, then send it to a friend. But be sure to keep a copy for yourself, because you'll want to read it again and again."
Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
Raney is a small-town Baptist. Charles is a liberal from Atlanta. And RANEY is the story of their marriage. Charming, wise, funny, and truthful, it is a novel for everyone to love.
"A real jewel."
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0140121730
• ISBN 13: 9780140121735
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240