Giovanna's 86 Circles
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Giovanna's 86 Circles

And Other Stories

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Giovanna's 86 Circles

And Other Stories

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These ten magical stories are primarily set in Pittsburgh-area river towns, where Italian American women and girls draw from their culture and folklore to bring life and a sense of wonder to a seemingly barren region of the Rust Belt. Each story catapults the ordinary into something original and unpredictable.
A skeptical journalist scopes out the bar where the town mayor, in seemingly perfect health, is drinking with his buddies and celebrating what he claims is the last day of his life. A woman donates her dead mother's clothes to a thrift shop but learns that their destiny is not what she expected. A ten-year-old girl wrestles with the facts of life as she watches her neighbor struggle to get pregnant while her teenage sister finds it all too easy. A high school girl hallucinates in a steamy hospital laundry room and discovers she can see her coworkers' futures. A developer's wrecking ball is no match for the legend of Giovanna's green thumb in the title story "Giovanna's 86 Circles."
Quirky and profound, Corso's magical leaps uncover the everyday poetry of these women's lives.

Finalist for the John Gardner Fiction Book Award


Selected for "Best Short Stories of 2005" in Montserrat ReviewBest Books for Regional Special Interests, selected by the American Association of School Librarians, and Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the Public Library AssociationSons of Italy National Book Club Selection

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Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Year
2005
ISBN
9780299212834
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Yesterday’s News
  4. Between the Sheets
  5. Unraveled
  6. Nose Dive
  7. Giovanna’s 86 Circles
  8. The Drying Corner
  9. Raw Egg in Beer
  10. Shelf Life
  11. Freezer Burn
  12. Roman Arches