Fancy Strut: A Novel
Smith, Lee
ISBN 10: 0345410394 ISBN 13: 9780345410399
Published by Ballantine Books, 1996
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Synopsis:
“[Lee Smith] re-creates a vanished way of life with stunning authenticity.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
Speed, Alabama, is frantically preparing for the event of a lifetime: Sesquicentennial Week. And all her proud citizens are kicking up their heels in a lively, pompous fancy strut. . . .
Praise for Fancy Strut
“Smith offers ripe entertainment.”—People
“[She] brings the storytelling gift off the porch swing and onto the printed page with an often breathtaking vitality. . . . A writer of rare talent.”—Publishers Weekly
“A spellbinding storyteller.”—Newsday
“[Smith] has the gift of a McCullers or a Faulkner of catching the sorrow, irony, and humor indigenous to the Southern temperament.”—Booklist
About the Author: Lee Smith was born in Grundy, VA. She is author of many novels, including the New York Times bestseller The Last Girls, and most recently Guests On Earth. She is a recipient of the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the North Carolina Award for Literature, and a Southern Book Critics Circle Award.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Fancy Strut: A Novel
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: acceptable