Southern Stories: Told by a Dog Lover

The ten stories in this collection are set in the South, yet their themes are universal: love, loneliness, family, friendship, infidelity, revenge. From a struggle to survive in the wilderness to the high price exacted for a wanton act of cruelty, the stories range widely and the people in them are movingly portrayed, at times brutal, at times achingly gentle. What stands out in most of these stories is the importance of character--the determination to triumph over adversity and to live with dignity. Dogs play a part in several of the stories, and the author's regard for them is as clear as a mountain stream after a three-day rain. This is the first of three story collections set in the South. Volumes two and three are forthcoming.