The Manning Girl

Name: The Manning Girl
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SKU: 9781646033942
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By Catherine Browder

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The Manning Girl by Catherine Browder, a work of General Fiction, explores the intricacies of identity and belonging through the eyes of a woman investigating her origins. As she navigates familial secrets and personal discovery, the narrative delves into themes of heritage and self-awareness. Browder's storytelling offers a compelling journey of introspection and reconciliation.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate richly layered narratives exploring emotional complexities within families and personal relationships. The author offers a compelling insight into identity and transformation, intertwining everyday experiences with poignant themes. If you enjoy stories that delve deeply into the human condition with sensitivity and depth, this might be a perfect read for you.

The Manning Girl

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The novel is a quiet but strong tour de force. ~Marly Swick, author of Evening News: A Novel

1992. Tyler Manning—high school teacher, part-time farmer, bachelor of 38—is planning his first day of summer vacation when a strange car approaches his Kansas farmhouse. By the time the battered Ford departs, Tyler is holding a three-week-old infant. The baby's father is his estranged brother.

Woven throughout the narrative of May Manning's upbringing—assisted by long-time neighbours and school colleagues—is the parallel story of Tyler and his younger brother, the charming but deceitful Mickey Manning. The possibility of Mickey's return haunts Tyler throughout May's childhood. When Mickey does reappear, he brings unexpected danger into their lives.

The Manning Girl reimagines George Eliot's 1860 fable, Silas Marner, and places it in a contemporary Midwestern frame, following the girl and her uncle/father from May's unexpected arrival to her 21st year. The Manning Girl explores, with tenderness and humour, the unique situation of a single father, supported by a surprising community.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781646033942

Publisher: Regal House Publishing LLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 November 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Regal House Publishing LLC

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 296

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Catherine Browder Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction

About the Author

Catherine Browder's most recent book, Resurrection City, a story cycle about the Great East Japan Disaster of 2011, received the Spokane Prize and is forthcoming from Willow Springs Books. She is the author of three previous story collections, a Ploughshares Solo, numerous award-winning and anthologized stories, and produced plays. An NEA and the Missouri Arts Council fiction fellow, The Manning Girl is her first novel. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri.